Robert McNair net worth
Robert McNair Net Worth: Robert McNair was an American businessman who passed away in 2018 with a net worth of $4 billion. Robert McNair was born in Tampa, Florida and grew up in Forest City, North Carolina. Graduated from the University of South Carolina in the late 1950s.
He founded energy company Cogen Technologies, which he then sold to CalPERS and Enron in the late 1990s for $1.3 billion. In his later years, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the McNair Group, a group dedicated to venture capital in the real estate and financial sectors. He also oversees the Robert and Janice McNair Educational Foundation, which provides educational funding for North Carolina students. He is Chairman of Cogene Biotech Ventures. He spent most of his life in Houston, Texas. He formed Houston NFL Holdings in 1998 to explore acquiring professional football franchises. He successfully bid for an NFL team, and in 1999 paid $700 million with his partners for what would become the Houston Texans. The Texan started playing professionally in 2002, winning four division titles in his lifetime. Robert McNair passed away on November 23, 2018 at the age of 80. He is survived by his wife, four children and 15 grandchildren.
