Howard Schultz
Howard Schultz, born in 1953, is an American entrepreneur and author and former chairman and CEO of Starbucks. Under his leadership, the company expanded from a small Seattle-based coffee chain to a global powerhouse. In addition to writing four books about business, Schultz founded the Schultz Family Foundation to help military veterans and was owner of the Seattle SuperSonics basketball team from 2001 to 2006. Howard Schultz's net worth was estimated at around $3.9 billion in 2023.