Henry Hillman
Henry Hillman, an early backer of private equity firm KKR and venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, died in April 2017 at age 98. Hillman joined his family’s coal, steel and gas business, Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical, in 1945 after graduating from Princeton. When his father died in 1959, he bought out his 5 siblings, sold off the company’s assets and reinvested in real estate, private equity and other investments. Before he died,, he put millions of dollars into his foundation to fund projects in his hometown of Pittbsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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The Richest Person In America’s 50 Largest Cities 2016
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SOURCE OF WEALTHinvestments
CITIZENSHIPUnited States
CHILDREN4
EDUCATIONBachelor of Arts/Science, Princeton University
