Co-founder and managing partner, The Yucaipa Companies, LLC
Spouse
Janet Steeper
(m. 1974–2006)
[2]
Children
3[2]
Website
Burkle Foundation
Ronald Wayne Burkle (born November 12, 1952) is an American businessman. He is the co-founder and managing partner of The Yucaipa Companies, LLC, a private investment firm that specializes in U.S. companies in the distribution, logistics, food, retail, consumer, hospitality, entertainment, sports, and light industrial sectors.[3][4]
Yucaipa has executed grocery-chain mergers and acquisitions involving supermarket chains including Fred Meyer, Ralphs, and Jurgensen's, and once owned stakes in about 35 companies, including the grocery chains A&P and Whole Foods Market, before their respective demise and takeover.[5]
Burkle's net worth was estimated at US$2 billion on February 12, 2018. He had been ranked No. 633 on Forbes' list of "The Richest People on The Planet 2014."[2]
Burkle is a prominent activist and fundraiser for the Democratic Party.[6][7][8]
^Miller, Matthew (November 24, 2006). "The Rise of Ron Burkle". Forbes. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
^ abc"Forbes profile: Ron Burkle". Forbes. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^Hillary Canada and Laura Kreutzer (September 4, 2012). "Yucaipa Returns to Market with $1.65 Billion Target". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on August 5, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
^Cite error: The named reference founderburkle was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Company Information: The Yucaipa Companies LLC". Hoovers. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
^Kasindorf, Martin (March 31, 2004). "Stars align for Kerry fundraising". USA Today. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
^Daunt, Tina. "Matt Damon, Ben Affleck to Co-Host Cory Booker Fundraiser". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
^Thomas B. Edsall and Sam Stein (December 12, 2007). "Protecting Hillary: Bill Clinton Severs Business Ties With Billionaire Buddy Burkle". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
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