Thomas Schmidheiny is an entrepreneur with an estimated net worth of $4.4 billion in 2006.

• Country of citizenship: Switzerland
  Switzerland
  Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
  
  
• Residence: Balgach, Switzerland
• Industry: Engineering/Construction
• Marital Status: married , 4 children
• Education: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
  ETH Zurich
  The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich or ETH Zürich is an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university in the City of Zurich, Switzerland....
  
   in Zurich
  Zürich
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  , Bachelor of Arts / Science; Tufts University
  Tufts University
  Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
  
  , Doctorate

Schmidheiny is a member of the fourth generation of a Swiss-German industrial fortune. He holds a 23.6% stake in cementmaker Holcim

Holcim

Holcim is a Swiss-based global company supplying cement and aggregates . The company also supplies ready-mix concrete and asphalt including associated construction services.-Holcim Group:...

 and has a seat on the board. Holcim is aggressively expanding, adding to its holdings in Mexico, the UK and India. He also manages his personal wine holdings, including the Cuvaison and Chapel Hill labels and the revamped Weingut Schmidheiny, a vineyard in Balgach, Switzerland, where he was born. Schmidheiny sits on the Board of Overseers at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University is the oldest school in the United States dedicated solely to graduate studies in international affairs. It is regarded as one of the world's foremost schools of international affairs. Every Fall, the school enrolls approximately 265...

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He is rumoured to be involved in the ongoing takeover of Cash-Strapped Coca Cola League One Club Southampton.

Sources

• Forbes Magazine list of The World's Richest People
• Cement Magazine