Not all of them dropped out of college you know…
Jeff Bezos, president, CEO, and chairman of the board, Amazon.com. Bachelor’s degree in computer science and electrical engineering, Princeton University (1986). Bezos took an unusual career path, going straight from a technical education to Wall Street, where he worked as a financial analyst.
Warren Buffett, investor, financier, and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway; ranked by Forbes magazine as the second richest person in the world. Bachelor’s degree in business, University of Nebraska (1950); master’s degree in economics, Columbia School of Business (1951). Buffett was deeply influenced by one Columbia professor, economist Benjamin Graham, whose teachings formed the core of Buffett’s highly successful investment strategies.
Martha Stewart, founder and former CEO, Martha Stewart Omnimedia. Bachelor’s degrees, history and architectural history, Barnard College (1963). Stewart worked as a model to help pay for her Barnard tuition, and after graduation worked on Wall Street. But her career really took off when she combined her business savvy with her keen sense for the “good things” in life.
Donald Trump, founder and CEO of the Trump Organization. Bachelor’s degree in economics, Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania (1968). Trump considered going to film school, but decided to pursue the family business–his father, Fred Trump, was also a real estate developer.
Oprah Winfrey, entrepreneur, media executive, and talk-show host. Bachelor’s degree in speech and performing arts, Tennessee State University (1976). Winfrey began her television career while still in college, as a local anchor on a Nashville television station.
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