Craig McCaw was born on August 11,1949 and is an American businessman and entrepreneur, a pioneer in the cellular phone industry.
19 Facts About Craig McCaw
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Craig McCaw is the founder of McCaw Cellular and Clearwire Corporation.
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Craig McCaw attended the Lakeside School, where he was later given a Lakeside Distinguished Alumni Award.
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Craig McCaw's father was in the business of buying and selling TV and radio stations, which brought in wealth but incurred significant debts.
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When Elroy Craig McCaw died, the only company not sold to repay the debt was the small Centralia cable company with an estimated 2,000 to 4,000 subscribers, which was in trust.
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Craig McCaw used the cash flows from his growing cable company to purchase other remote cable companies, resulting in a profitable conglomerate.
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In 1999 Craig McCaw formed Nextel Partners, Inc which was later acquired by Sprint Nextel, Inc.
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Later that same year, Craig McCaw founded NEXTLINK Communications, planning to enter the broadband and internet service provider market.
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In 2000, Craig McCaw invested in New ICO, a refloating after bankruptcy of ICO Global Communications, a mobile-satellite service constellation company.
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Craig McCaw is a major Republican donor, and has been described as a 'bundler' for the 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
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Craig McCaw has supported Jon Huntsman, John McCain, and George W Bush.
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Craig McCaw was a founding donor and underwriter of the Free Willy Foundation from 1993 to 2002, with an original $2 million donation.
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Craig McCaw was previously married to Wendy Craig McCaw, a California newspaper publisher.
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Craig McCaw was married to Susan Rasinski Craig McCaw, an investment banker and former United States Ambassador to Austria.
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Craig McCaw is currently on the Board of Overseers for the Hoover Institution and serves on the boards of The Nature Conservancy, the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, and the Friends of Nelson Mandela Foundation.
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Craig McCaw is president of the Craig and Susan McCaw Foundation, which supports a variety of educational, environmental, and international economic development projects.
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Craig McCaw has served on the boards of Conservation International, the Grameen Technology Center, the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, and the Academy of Achievement.
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Craig McCaw is a significant car collector, and once amassed a collection of 400 cars with his brother, Bruce.
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In 2012 Craig McCaw paid $35 million for a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, setting a new record for the most expensive car ever sold.