1. John Joseph Ricketts was born on July 16,1941 and is an American businessman.
25 Facts About Joe Ricketts
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Joe Ricketts is the founder, former CEO and former chairman of TD Ameritrade.
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Joe Ricketts has an estimated net worth of US$4.1 billion as of 2024, according to Forbes.
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Joe Ricketts has pursued a variety of other business ventures including DNAinfo.
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John Joseph Ricketts was born and raised in Nebraska City, Nebraska, the son of Florence M and Donavon Platte Ricketts.
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Joe Ricketts attended St Bernard's Academy in Nebraska City, where he met his future wife Marlene Margaret.
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Joe Ricketts obtained a bachelor's degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska in 1968.
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Joe and Marlene Ricketts have four children, Pete, Thomas, Laura, and Todd, who were raised Catholic.
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Joe Ricketts went home and got supper ready for the children.
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Joe Ricketts retired from the TD Ameritrade board in October 2011 to concentrate on entrepreneurship and philanthropy.
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In 2004, Joe Ricketts founded High Plains Bison, a retailer of natural bison meat.
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In 2008, Joe Ricketts founded The American Film Company, which produces feature films about true stories from American history.
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The Joe Ricketts family represents the eighth ownership group in the 133-year history of the team.
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Joe Ricketts shut it down on November 2,2017, one week after their employees voted to unionize.
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In 2021, Joe Ricketts launched another digital news service, Straight Arrow News, this time with national coverage.
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Joe Ricketts co-founded the Campaign for Primary Accountability with Eric O'Keefe, Leo Linbeck III, and Tim Dunn.
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In 2010, Joe Ricketts led a campaign against earmarks and what he perceived to be wasteful federal spending.
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Joe Ricketts established and funded The Ending Spending Fund, a political action committee, in 2010.
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Joe Ricketts served on the board of trustees of the American Enterprise Institute from 1999 to 2007.
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Joe Ricketts's son, Pete Ricketts, is a member of the Republican National Committee, was elected governor of Nebraska in 2014, and is currently a US senator.
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Joe Ricketts's daughter, Laura Ricketts, is a gay rights activist and prominent bundler for Barack Obama.
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Joe Ricketts raised funds for the Future45 Super Pac and the 45Committee, a pro-Trump 5014 organization that is not required to disclose its donors.
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Together with his spouse, Joe Ricketts contributed $2.2million to Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign.
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Joe Ricketts established Opportunity Education, which is a non-profit organization that empowers teachers with research-backed resources and support to help their students develop the skills they need to succeed in school and beyond.
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Joe Ricketts apologized for the emails after they were made public.