American businessman and investor C Dean Metropoulos has an estimated net worth of $2.4 billion as of May 2016 according to Forbes. He currently owns Pabst Brewing Company which was founded in 1844 by Jacob Best.

Known for his ability to turn around brands. In January, he collaborated with Apollo, a private equity firm owned by billionaire Leon Black, to acquire Twinkie, a snack cakes line. In 2004, he bought out Aurora Foods from bankruptcy and later merged it with Pinnacle Foods (Log Cabin, Duncan Hines, Aunt Jemima). In the past, he played a vital role in the invigoration of businesses like Premier Foods and Mumm, Perrier-Jouet champagnes and Hillsdown Holdings  which is currently based in UK.

Metropoulos was born in 1946 in Greece. He finished his Bachelor's and MBA from Babson College. He currently resides in Greenwich, Connecticut with wife and their two children. At a young age, Metropoulos was already exposed to business. At age 25, he moved to Geneva, Switzerland, where he worked as the financial director of GTE International's operations in Africa, Middle East and Europe.