From the Editor
  • Wireless pioneer Craig McCaw and his brothers took over their dad's cable-TV business in 1966.
  • They sold McCaw Cellular to AT&T in 1994 for $12.6 billion in stock.
  • McCaw, with backing from Bill Gates and Boeing, cofounded Teledesic in 1990 to provide internet access via satellite. It ceased operations in 2002.
  • He has stayed out of the limelight since stepping down as chairman of telecom operator Clearwire in 2010, two years before it was acquired by Sprint.
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#358
Forbes 400 (2015)Dropped off in 2016
Personal Stats
Age
75
Source of Wealth
Telecom
Self-Made Score
5
Residence
Hunts Point, Washington
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
3
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Stanford University
Did you know
McCaw owns private James Island off the coast of Vancouver.
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