NORTH CAROLINA | JAMES GOODNIGHT
CITY: CARY
NET WORTH: $6.1 BILLION
OVERALL RANK: NO. 253
SOURCE OF WEALTH: SOFTWARE
In Cary City of North Carolina, James Goodnight was on the list of top billionaires. He ranked 253rd in the richest billionaires and got a net worth of $6.1 billion. The source of his capital was Software. He was a Ph.D. student in North Carolina State. He met John Sall that was his cofounded partner in the software firm SAS. They established the Cary Academy as a private school in Goodnight’s hometown.
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OHIO | LES WEXNER & FAMILY
CITY: NEW ALBANY
NET WORTH: $4 BILLION
OVERALL RANK: NO. 451
SOURCE OF WEALTH: RETAIL
In the New Albany City of Ohio, Les Wexner and his family were the wealthiest in their state. They were ranked as the 451st richest billionaires of the world. Their primary source of income was retail. Wexner resigned as the CEO of L Brand last February because of scrutiny on the relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. He decided to sell 55% of his asset known as Victoria’s Secret to the private equity firm that costs $525 million.
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