The Billionaire’s Inbox: Joe Ricketts on Unions and The Media Biz
Joe Ricketts, personal net worth $2.2 billion, is a private man. With less name recognition than some dark money donors, yet a comparable interest in trading wealth for political influence, the 77-year-old conservative takes great pains to keep himself out of the press. He does not grant many interviews, preferring to furnish potential profile-writers with a list of confidants (many of whom share his last name) to praise him for his grit and excellent business sense. And those family members providing glowing quotes are rather influential themselves: One Ricketts son, Pete, has served as the...
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