George Kaiser

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George Kaiser (born July 29, 1942 in Oklahoma ) is an American entrepreneur .

Life

Kaiser comes from Jewish families from Hesse and Mecklenburg. He studied at Harvard College and Harvard Business School . After completing his studies, he began to work in Tulsa for his father's company, Kaiser-Francis Oil . In 1990 Kaiser acquired the Bank of Oklahoma , which became BOK Financial Corporation , of which Kaiser is currently chairman. According to Forbes Magazine , Kaiser is one of the richest Americans.

Kaiser is second married and resides in Tulsa and San Francisco . He has three children from his marriage to his first wife, who died in 2002. Actor Tim Blake Nelson is his nephew.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Forbes Magazine: George Kaiser
  2. http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/75325/celebrity-jews0807/