T. BOONE PICKENS
One of the foremost oil and gas entrepreneurs in the United States. A business magnate and financier, he chairs the BP Capital Management Hedge Fund. He was a popular takeover operator and corporate raider in the 1980s. Pickens has a net worth of $950 million as of 2013, making him one of the richest men in the world.
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