Ken Grossman
Ken Grossman | |
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Born | 11 November 1954 Southern California, US |
Residence | Chico, California, US |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Butte College |
Occupation | Founder, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company |
Net worth | $1.0 billion (March 2015) |
Spouse(s) | Katie Gonser |
Children | 3 |
Ken Grossman (born 11 November 1954) is an American billionaire businessman, founder of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company.
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Early life
Ken Grossman was born to a Jewish family in southern California on 11 November 1954. He studied at Butte College.
Career
In 1978, Grossman founded Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California with Paul Camusi. In 1998, he bought out Camusi.
Personal life
Grossman and his wife Katie (née Gonser) have three children and live in Chico, California. His son Brian and daughter Sierra will run the company when he retires. His son Brian moved to North Carolina to manage the new Sierra Nevada Brewery in Mills River, NC which began production in 2014. His wife Katie is teetotal.
Ken Grossman
- In 1980, his Sierra Nevada Brewing brewed its first batch of what is now its most popular beer, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
- Now one of America’s premier craft breweries, sales are more than $300 million.
- More than 10,000 solar panels are installed at the original Chico, CA brewery, and 99.8% of the facility’s waste is recycled or composted.
- Grossman’s son runs a new brewery in North Carolina.
Ken Grossman was bornon 11 November 1954 in Chico, California, United States. In 1980, his Sierra Nevada Brewing brewed its first batch of what is now its most popular beer, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Now one of America’s premier craft breweries, sales are more than $300 million. More than 10,000 solar panels are installed at the original Chico, CA brewery, and 99.8% of the facility’s waste is recycled or composted. Grossman’s son runs a new brewery in North Carolina.
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