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Roberts, George R. was born in 1945 in Houston, Texas, United States.
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George R. Roberts
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George R. Roberts, American investment banker. Achievements include historic billion dollar buyout of Wometco Companies in 1984; $25 billion R. J Reynolds Tobacco Company Nabisco buyout in 1989. Named one of Forbes 400: Richest Americans, since 2006; recipient Man of Year award, Culver Educational Foundation, 2006. Board San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Ballet, Fine Arts Museum, San Francisco, Claremont McKenna College.
Education
Bachelor, Claremont McKenna College, 1966. Juris Doctor, University California Hastings Law School, San Francisco, 1969. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Claremont McKenna College, 2003.
Career
Joined corporation finance department to partner Bear Stearns & Company, New York, 1969—1979. Founding senior partner Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts, San Francisco, since 1976. Director Accel-KKR, Safeway, Inc., DPL, Inc., KinderCare Learning Centers, Inc., Owens-Illinois, Inc. and PRIMEDIA Inc.
Achievements
Membership
Board San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Ballet, Fine Arts Museum, San Francisco, Claremont McKenna College.
Connections
Married Leanne Bovet Roberts (deceased). Children: Eric, Mark, Courtney.
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American