Amos Hostetter, Jr.

Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. was born in 1937. Hostetter, Jr is the founder and former chairman and chief executive officer of Continental Cablevision. With an estimated current net worth of around $2.2 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the 350-richest person in the world (2006).

Biography

Amos Jr. is the son of the late Amos Hostetter, who was a prominent trader at Commodities Corporation and Hayden Stone. He attended the Pingry School for his secondary education, graduating in the class of 1954.[1] After graduating from Amherst College with a Bachelor of Arts/Science, he obtained a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.

Hostetter is currently chairman of Pilot House Associates, LLC. He is also a Life Trustee at Amherst College, his alma mater.

References

  1. ^ Donahue, Chris. "Pingry dedicates", Courier News (New Jersey), May 10, 2003. Accessed February 11, 2011. "The center is named after the late parents of Amos B. Hostetter, Jr., who graduated from Pingry in 1954 and his sister Janet Hostetter Wilson."

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