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George Kaiser (George Bruce Kaiser)

Last Updated: 19 Jul, 2023 | Views: 907

Age: 82

Profession: Business Men

Famous For: Owner of Kaiser-Francis Oil Company

Higher Education: BA, MBA

George Kaiser Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth

29 Jul, 1942 (82 Years 04 Months 7 Days)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

Oklahoma

Birth District

Tulsa

Birth Sign

Leo

Religion

Jewish

Nationalities

American

George Kaiser Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):

George Bruce Kaiser is a multibillionaire businessman from America. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, he serves as the chairman of BOK Corp. He was one of the top 50 American community leaders in 2012 and is currently ranked as the 476th most wealthy person in the world as of September 2021. He graduated from Harvard College with a BA in 1964 and the Harvard Business School with an MBA in 1966. In 1966, he pondered returning to Tulsa to work for his father after a brief period of thought about joining the U.S. Foreign Service. The parents and uncle of Kaiser, who were Jewish immigrants from Nazi Germany who landed in Oklahoma, founded Kaiser-Francis Oil Co. in the 1940s.

Career:

In 1969: Kaiser succeeded his father in running Kaiser-Francis Oil Company.

In 1990: Bank of Oklahoma was purchased by Kaiser after it entered Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation receivership.

As of 2007: Kaiser had $2.3 billion worth of ownership stakes in BOK.

In 2008: Kaiser worked as a campaign bundler and financier for Barack Obama's campaign for president.

In 2014: The Professional Basketball Club was bought by Kaiser from Tom L. Ward.

Achievements and Awards:

In 2008: Forbes ranked him as the 20th-richest person in America and Oklahoma's richest person with an estimated net worth of $12 billion.

In 2008: After Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett, Kaiser is ranked third among the top 50 American philanthropists by BusinessWeek.

In 2021: Forbes ranked him 79 in the list of Billionaires in America.

Unknown Facts:

Kaiser opened the largest private-funded public park in the country, The Gathering Place, in Tulsa in 2018.

According to a 2004 Wall Street Journal article, Kaiser contributed $10,000 to Democratic Party political politicians for every $1,000 he donated to Republican Party politicians according to campaign contribution statistics.