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American snowboarder and founder of Burton Snowboards, Jake Burton Carpenter has an estimated net worth of $100 million. Carpenter continues to run the Burton company, a manufacturer of snowboards. Founded by Jake Burton Carpenter in 1977, the company specializes in a product line aimed at snowboarders: snowboards, bindings, boots, outerwear, and accessories. Some of Burton’s many accomplishments include; the 2007 online advertising campaign by the Wall Street Journal that featured celebrity readers. He was born on April 29, 1954, in New York City; however, he grew up in Cedarhurst, New York. He attended high school at the Brooks School North Andover, Massachusetts, however, he graduated from The Marvelwood School in Cornwall, CT. He later attended the University of Colorado located in Boulder, Colorado. He later graduated from New York University with a degree in economics.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2018 |
Asset |
Current value of the website burton.com as the company's founder |
$322,000 |
|
2018 |
Salary |
Estimated salary at Burton Snowboards as the company's founder |
$518,000 |
|
2016 |
Earning Turned Donation |
Donation to rebuild a historic stone cabin on Vermont's highest mountain after his sons caused an accidental fire that gutted the building |
$100,000 |
|
2011 |
Earnings |
Estimated sales of the Burton Snowboards as the company's founder for the year 2011 |
$700,000,000 |
|
1984 |
Earnings |
Estimated sales of the Burton Snowboards as the company's founder for the year 1984 |
$1,000,000 |
|
1984 |
Asset |
Money spent for the creation of the board named the Vapor |
$1,200 |