Charles Dean Metropoulos (Greek: Ντιν Μητρόπουλος; born May 1946 in Tripoli) is an American billionaire investor and businessman of Greek descent. He was the owner of Pabst Brewing Company, which was founded by Jacob Best in 1844.
On the Forbes 2016 list of the world’s billionaires, he was ranked #722 with a net worth of US$2.4 billion.
Early life
Metropoulos was ten years old when he and his parents emigrated from Greece to the US and came to Watertown, Massachusetts.
Metropoulos has a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from the private business school Babson College, located in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
At age 25, he went to Geneva, Switzerland, to become a financial director for GTE International’s (now Verizon) European, Middle Eastern and African operations. Later he returned to the U.S. as the company’s youngest controller.
| Dean Metropoulos | |
|---|---|
| Born | Charles Dean Metropoulos May 1946 (age 70) Tripoli, Greece |
| Residence | Palm Beach, Florida, US |
| Nationality | Greek American |
| Alma mater | Babson College |
| Occupation | Chairman and CEO, C. Dean Metropoulos and Company |
| Known for | Hostess Brands and Pabst Brewing Company |
| Net worth | US$2.4 billion (Forbes 2016) |
| Children | Daren Metropoulos (son), Evan Metropoulos (son) |
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