Ronald Wayne Burkle

Ronald Wayne Burkle was born on November 12, 1952 to Betty and Joseph Burkle in Pomona, California. Burkle’s net worth is estimated at $1.63 billion. He was ranked #1198 on Forbes‘ list of “The Richest People on the Planet 2015.” Ronald’s father, Joseph, was managing a Stater. grocery store in Pomona and investing his savings in apartment buildings. Ronald starting working in Pomona stocking shelves in his father’s store with bread and collecting loose shopping carts. By age 13, Burkle had joined Box Boy Local 770. At age 16, he graduated from high school and entered Cal Poly Pomona to study dentistry. Less than two years later, Burkle dropped out. At age 21, he married Janet Steeper, a Stater Bros. clerk and great-grandniece of the Wright