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David G. Booth was born on 1946 in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, is a businessman. Discover David G. Booth's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?
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Co-founder and executive chairman, Dimensional Fund Advisors |
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1946 |
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Lawrence, Kansas, United States |
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David G. Booth Height, Weight & Measurements
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David G. Booth Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is David G. Booth worth at the age of years old? David G. Booth’s income source is mostly from being a successful businessman. He is from United States. We have estimated
David G. Booth's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
According to Forbes, he had a net worth of $2 billion in August 2021.
In 2019, Booth pledged a $10 million gift to The University of Texas at Austin to support construction of the Giant Magellan Telescope.
In September 2017, Booth announced a donation of over $50 million to renovate the University of Kansas football team's stadium. The school renamed the stadium in his honor for the donation.
In 2010, the Booths acquired Dr. James Naismith's original 1891 copy of the 13 basic rules at auction for $3.8 million (laying out a total of $4,338,500 for the rules, auction house fees, and buyer's premium) with the intention of donating them to his alma mater the University of Kansas. Kansas University is known as the Cradle of Basketball because Naismith and his protégé Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, the Father of Basketball Coaching, coached at KU and helped it mature into the sport as it is known today. The purchase price set a world record for sports memorabilia. The purchase of this historical artifact was documented in the 2012 ESPN 30 for 30 film There's No Place Like Home.
The Booth family pledged $300 million in November 2008 to the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business, where he earned an MBA in 1971. He is a trustee of the university, and the Graduate School of Business is now named The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. The gift of cash and stock is being spread over a period of years, and is dedicated to furthering the school's publications, international presence, research centers, and faculty professional development.
The Booths gave $9 million to the University of Kansas in 2004 to fund the Booth Family Hall of Athletics attached to Allen Fieldhouse.
In 1999, the Booths gave $10 million for construction of the Charles M. Harper Center building on the University of Chicago campus.
David Booth and his ex-wife, Suzanne Deal Booth, focused their philanthropy efforts on educational institutions and art restoration projects. In 1998 Suzanne Booth created the Friends of Heritage Preservation, which acts as a rapid response team for art preservation initiatives, whose area of focus ranges from entire historical sites to single works of art.
He has published research articles including "Diversification Returns and Asset Contributions" with Eugene Fama. The article won the 1992 Graham and Dodd Award of Excellence from the Financial Analysts Journal.
Booth graduated from Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kansas and then received a B.A. in economics in 1968 and an M.S. in business in 1969 from the University of Kansas, also located in Lawrence. He then enrolled at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in 1969 as a doctoral student, leaving in 1971 with an M.B.A. degree. He was a research assistant to Eugene Fama, and he met his future business partner, Rex Sinquefield, at the school.
David Gilbert Booth (born c. 1946) is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is the executive chairman of Dimensional Fund Advisors, which he co-founded with Rex Sinquefield.
