Amos B. Hostetter Jr. | |
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| Born | Amos Barr Hostetter Jr. (1937-01-12)January 12, 1937 (age 88) New Jersey, US[1] |
| Alma mater | Amherst College (B.A., Economics, 1958) Harvard University (M.B.A., 1961) |
| Known for | MediaOne/Continental Cablevision |
| Spouse | Barbara Lynn Walsh[2] |
| Children | 3 children[3] |
| Parent | Amos Hostetter Sr. |
Amos Barr Hostetter Jr. (born January 12, 1937) is an American businessman, who was the founder, chairman, andCEO ofContinental Cablevision. With an estimated current[update] net worth of around $3.5 billion, he is ranked byForbes as the538th richest person in the world as of 2020.[4] He has also served as the chairman ofC-SPAN.
Hostetter is the son of the late Amos Hostetter, a prominent trader atCommodities Corporation andHayden Stone. He attended thePingry School for his secondary education and graduated in the Class of 1954.[5] After graduating fromAmherst College in 1958 with aB.A. inEconomics, he obtained aM.B.A. fromHarvard University in 1961.
In 1963, Hostetter and his college roommate and fraternity brother,H. Irving Grousbeck, foundedContinental Cablevision inFostoria, Ohio andTiffin, Ohio. At the time of the company's sale in 1996 toUS West, it was the largest privately owned cable company.
Hostetter is currently chairman of Pilot House Associates, LLC.
In 1999, Amos and his wife, Barbara Walsh founded the Barr Foundation which has given out over $710 million in the 21 years since. In 2016, the foundation had assets totaling $1.6 billion and focuses its philanthropy in the Boston region.[6]
In 1982, Hostetter married Barbara Lynn Walsh ofLakeville, Connecticut in anEpiscopal ceremony.[2] They have three children: Caroline, Elizabeth, and Tripp.[3]
In 2003, Hostetter purchased the historicSecond Harrison Gray Otis House on Mount Vernon Street in Boston for an estimated $12 million.[7]
He is a Life Trustee at Amherst College, his alma mater. Barbara and Amos founded the Barr Foundation in Boston and remain trustees.[8] The $1.6 billion foundation, one of the state's largest philanthropies, makes grants for the arts, education, and climate change.[9] Hostetter donated to theLincoln Project, a Republican-led super PAC.[10]