John Mackey
Former CEO of Whole Foods Market
John Powell Mackey is an American businessman, and writer. He is the co-founder of Whole Foods Market and was the CEO of the company from its inception in 1980 until 2022. Named Ernst & Young entrepreneur of the year in 2003, he is one of the most... Wikipedia
Born: 1953 (age 70 years), Houston, TX
Spouse: Deborah Mackey (m. 1991)
Education: Trinity University and The University of Texas at Austin
Parents: Margaret Mackey and Bill Mackey
Political party: Libertarian
John Powell Mackey (born August 15, 1953) is an American businessman, and writer. He is the co-founder of Whole Foods Market and was the CEO of the company ...
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John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market, has led the natural and organic grocer to a $13 billion Fortune 500 company.
What is John Mackey doing now?
But Mackey isn't retired. Although he's pursuing personal passions such as thousand-mile-plus hiking treks and writing his memoir of building Whole Foods, The Whole Story, that'll be published in May 2024, Mackey is also starting a new, ambitious business. Love.
How much is the founder of Whole Foods worth?
Mackey is one of the people who took Whole Foods from a single grocery store in Austin, Texas, to an Amazon-owned chain with hundreds of locations. As of 2021, he was worth an estimated $75 million, according to Inc.
Can John Mackey play an instrument?
Though musicians themselves, Mackey's parents did not provide him with music lessons, and he never formally studied an instrument.
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