11 Facts About Henry Nicholas

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Henry Thompson Nicholas III was born on 1959 and is an American businessman who is a co-founder of Broadcom Corporation, and former co-chairman of its board, president, and chief executive officer of the company.

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Henry Nicholas was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Marcella and Henry T Nicholas Jr.

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When Henry Nicholas was four, his parents divorced and he moved with his mother and sister to Los Angeles, California.

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Henry Nicholas attended elementary schools in Malibu, and progressed to Santa Monica High School.

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Henry Nicholas earned a master's degree in 1985, and a PhD.

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Henry Nicholas later moved to PairGain Technologies in Cerritos, where he was director of microelectronics.

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Henry Nicholas left PairGain in 1991 to start Broadcom Corporation with Samueli.

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Henry Nicholas retired from Broadcom in 2003, ostensibly to work on his marriage.

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Henry Nicholas has financially supported South Coast Repertory, the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana and Orange County Performing Arts Center.

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In 1987, Henry Nicholas married Stacey, a former electrical engineer, with whom he had three children.

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Henry Nicholas is divorced and separated from his later girlfriends Melissa Montero and Ashley Christine Fargo.