Jack C. Taylor
Encyclopedia
Jack Crawford Taylor is an American
businessman and the founder of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company. With an estimated net worth of around $7.4 billion, he is ranked by Forbes
as the 18th-richest American and the 40th-richest person in the world.
Taylor enrolled in the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis
in 1940. During WWII, he piloted an F6F Hellcat
fighter from the decks of the and the .
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businessman and the founder of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company. With an estimated net worth of around $7.4 billion, he is ranked by Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
as the 18th-richest American and the 40th-richest person in the world.
Taylor enrolled in the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
in 1940. During WWII, he piloted an F6F Hellcat
F6F Hellcat
The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a carrier-based fighter aircraft developed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat in United States Navy service. Although the F6F resembled the Wildcat, it was a completely new design powered by a 2,000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800. Some tagged it as the "Wildcat's big...
fighter from the decks of the and the .
Philanthropic Gifts
- $40 million challenge gift to the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
- $30 million gift to the Missouri Botanical GardenMissouri Botanical GardenThe Missouri Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is also known informally as Shaw's Garden for founder Henry Shaw, a botanist and philanthropist.-History:...
to fund global plant research (largest ever gift given to a U.S. botanical garden) - $25 million to establish the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Scholars Program at Washington University in St. LouisWashington University in St. LouisWashington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
to support scholarships for minority and financially disadvantaged students - $1 million gift to Ranken Technical CollegeRanken Technical CollegeRanken Technical college is a private not-for-profit, 2-4 year college located in St. Louis, Missouri. Ranken offers programs dealing with Electrical Automation Technology, HVAC , Information Technology which include Cisco Certified and Microsoft Certifications for networking careers, Architecture,...
located in St. Louis, MO