A Gen Xer sold his company for $1.6 billion. He kept less than $100 million and gave the rest away because he doesn’t ‘believe in billionaires’

fortune.com/2025/08/15/a-gen-xer-sold-his-company-for-1-6-billion-he-kept-less-than-100-million-and-gave-the-rest-away-because-he-doesnt-believe-in-billionaires

Brian O’Kelley banked less than $100 million after selling his $1.6 billion startup AppNexus to AT&T—and gave the rest to charity. The Gen X CEO says billionaires with yachts and multiple mansions are “obnoxious,” and that keeping a cap on his wealth keeps him grounded, accountable, and…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-08-15 09:00:00.
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