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AppNexus founder gives away $1.5B, eschews billionaire status

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Brian O'Kelley, founder of AppNexus, sold his company to AT&T for $1.6 billion in 2018. He chose to keep less than $100 million and donate the rest to charity, stating he does not believe in billionaires and finds extreme wealth to be obnoxious. O'Kelley is now building a new startup focused on supply-chain emissions data called Scope3, and plans to continue donating any future wealth beyond a comfortable living. AI

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AppNexus founder gives away $1.5B, eschews billionaire status

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Orianna Rosa Royle ·

    A Gen Xer sold his company for $1.6 billion. He kept less than $100 million and gave the rest away because he doesn’t ‘believe in billionaires’

    EXCLUSIVE: Brian O’Kelley says he’s capped his wealth to $100 million. The tech founder tells Fortune billionaires are wasteful, out of touch, and “othered” from real life.

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