Forbes’ list of the 400 wealthiest people in the US was released this week. Despite the fact that the richest people in the country are poorer than they were last year, they’re still pretty darn rich.
Of the 400 elite, 43 of them call the Lone Star State home. Let’s take a look at the four Fort Worth billionaires who are rollin’ in the cash.
💰 Alice Walton | No. 15
- Net worth: $55.7 billion
- The daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, Alice is the chairman of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and served as a trustee for the Amon Cartner Museum of Western Art.
💰 David Bonderman | No. 138
- Net worth: $6.5 billion
- “Bondo” is the chairman and founding partner of private equity giant TPG. He met this business partner Jim Coulter while working for Robert Bass.
💰 Robert Bass | No. 211
- Net worth: $4.9 billion
- The oil and investment mogul inherited $2.8 million from his uncle Sid Richardson in 1959. Robert sits on the boards of the Texas Ballet Theater and Downtown Fort Worth, Inc.
💰 Sid Bass | No. 303
- Net worth: $3.7 billion
- Sid — Robert’s older brother — sold the Bass oilfields to Exxon for $6 billion in 2017. Take a peek at the former Bass Residence in Westover Hills.
