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George R. Roberts

Entrepreneur · Kohlberg Kravis Roberts · born June 28, 1943

$16.8Bolder estimate, as of 2025 · Forbes

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George Rosenberg Roberts is an American billionaire financier. He is one of the three original partners of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., which he co-founded alongside Jerome Kohlberg and first cousin Henry Kravis in 1976.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. ~33Founded Kohlberg Kravis Roberts1976

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