Leonard Riggio
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Leonard Riggio is an American businessperson, the share holder of the book store chain Barnes & Noble, the largest specialty retailer[citation needed] in the world. As of January 31, 2004, the company operated 840 stores in 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life and career
Riggio grew up in a New York City suburb. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School, graduating in 1958, followed by New York University. While at NYU, he got a job at the campus bookstore and rose up in the ranks. He later started his own college book store, and in 1971 purchased Barnes & Noble, a small textbook store that the company continued to maintain in that function.
[edit] Expansion
Over time he expanded the business, and eventually spun Barnes & Noble out of that college bookstore chain.
[edit] Personal
Leonard Riggio is the benefactor of many community organizations and charities including New York University and the Dia Beacon art museum in Beacon, New York.
[edit] Quotes
"My basic message is chart your own course, do your own thing, go after it... The problem is, to get into most top-line universities, most young people have to come from parents that are doing well. Now the expectation is, when they come out of college they'll also be doing well. There's 'Mom, Dad, guess what, I want to write music,' the parents say, 'Aghhh, this guy is all screwed up'".[citation needed]
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