Bernard Marcus
#999Bernard Marcus was an American billionaire businessman. He co-founded Home Depot in 1978. He was the company's first CEO and first chairman until retiring in 2002. In November 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$10.3 billion. He was a major donor to the Republican Party, including Donald Trump's presidential campaigns.
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xAI Grokipedia EnrichedBernard Marcus was an American billionaire businessman. He co-founded Home Depot in 1978. He was the company's first CEO and first chairman until retiring in 2002. In November 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$10.3 billion. He was a major donor to the Republican Party, including Donald Trump's presidential campaigns.
- Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank cofounded Home Depot in 1978 after being fired from their jobs at a regional hardware store.
- In 1981, Marcus, Blank and early investor Ken Langone took Home Depot public. All three men are now billionaires.
- Marcus, who signed the Giving Pledge with his wife in 2010, has given away nearly $2 billion to education, hospitals and Jewish causes.
- He threw a party for his 90th birthday in 2019 and raised $117 million for his favorite nonprofits. President Trump sent a personal note, too.
- Marcus was born to Russian immigrant parents, who sought the "golden land" in the U.S. and ended up in a fourth-floor walk-up tenement in N.J.
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Bernard Marcus Bernard Marcus) Bernard Marcus (May 12, 1929 โ November 4, 2024) was an American billionaire businessman, philanthropist, and conservative political donor renowned for co-founding The...