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Ronald Wayne Burkle is an American business magnate and investor. A major political fundraiser, he is listed on the Forbes 400, with an estimated... net worth of $3.2 billion in 2011. Burkle was born in Pomona, California. He got his start in the supermarket business as a bag boy at his father's grocery store in neighboring Claremont. He later dropped out of college and founded Yucaipa Companies, a private equity firm which invests in retail, manufacturing, and distribution. He also founded the Ronald W. Burkle Foundation Burkle has served as Chairman of the Board and controlling shareholder of numerous companies, including Alliance Entertainment, Golden State Foods, Dominick's, Fred Meyer, Ralphs, and Food4Less. He is currently a member of the board of Occidental Petroleum Corporation, KB Home, and Yahoo! Burkle is a well-known Democratic supporter and fundraiser who raised more than $1,000,000 for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. Bill Clinton is employed by The Yucaipa Companies to help identify possible investment opportunities.
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Ray R. Irani is the current chairman and former chief executive officer of Occidental Petroleum. He has worked at Occidental Petroleum for over 20... years, serving as a director since 1984, chief operating officer from 1984 to 1990, and chairman and chief executive officer from 1990. During his early years, he worked with notable Occidental CEO Armand Hammer, who at age 91, named Irani his successor in February 1990. According to Forbes.com, his five-year total compensation between 2001 and 2005 was $127,447,000. In 2006, after a rise in oil prices, Irani earned a total of $460 million. Irani was born in Lebanon and is of Palestinian origin. He received bachelor of science in chemistry at the American University of Beirut in 1953. He moved in the same year to Los Angeles, California, and at age 18, began graduate studies in physical chemistry at the University of Southern California. He received PhD in 1957. He subsequently worked as a researcher for the Monsanto Company until 1967 and joined the Shamrock Corporation.
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James A. Johnson is a Vice Chairman of Perseus. Prior to joining Perseus in 2001, Mr. Johnson served as Vice Chairman , Chairman and Chief Executive... Officer , and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Fannie Mae.
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