Early life John Pierpont Morgan Jr. was born on September 7 1867 in Irvington, New York, as the second child (and first son) of banker John Pierpont Morgan, better known as J. P. Morgan, and his second wife, Frances Louise Tracy. Growing up, J. P. Morgan Jr. was often known Read more…
Though their most famous member was a WWI poet, the Sassoon family is primarily known for its banking and other business activities going back almost six centuries. Originally based in Spain, the family has worked out of numerous countries, including the now-defunct Ottoman Empire, India, the UK, Singapore, Iran and Read more…
Today, few people remember the name “Jacob Schiff” yet during the late 19th century and early 20th century, you would have to travel a long way to find someone who didn’t know his name. A contemporary of bankers like J. P. Morgan, Jacob Schiff was the foremost Jewish banker on Read more…
Though his name and wealth have since been lost to time, during the mid-to-late 19th century, almost everyone had heard of Stephen Girard, the richest man in the United States and the world for that matter! Early Life Though he would one day become the richest man in the world, Read more…
Today’s Rothschild family are notoriously coy about their wealth, with absolutely no one having any idea how much individual members or the entire family is worth. Yet one broke with this tradition: Baron Benjamin de Rothschild, a member of the family’s French branch. Having been bankers for countless generations, the Read more…
Today, Bank of America is one of the largest banks in the US (and the world for that matter!) Yet few actually know the story of Amadeo Giannini, the man who helped found it and turn it into the giant it is today! At the time, banks really only dealt Read more…
Today, Stanford University is arguably the best university for aspiring entrepreneurs, with its alumni including Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Elon Musk. Yet few know the story of its founder, Leland Stanford, who built a business empire unlike any other! Most famous for the railroad empire that could rival Cornelius Read more…
A lawyer by trade, Herb Kelleher famously started Southwest Airlines in 1968. Serving as their in-house counsel and later, CEO, Herb oversaw Southwest’s growth from a small Texas-based carrier to a national carrier that shook up the airline industry! Remaining involved with the company from then until his death 51 Read more…
Whilst the name Boeing may be synonymous with the multinational company that bears his name, few know the name of William E. Boeing, the man who established the company well over 100 years ago. But this isn’t all he founded. Aside from the aircraft manufacturer that still bears his name, Read more…
Known as the “richest man in the history of the world” and the “man with all the money in the world” the legend of J. Paul Getty’s wealth is so much that his name is still synonymous with wealth, even today. Most famous for the oil empire he founded and Read more…