Personal Info
Known For
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 12, 1952
(73 years old)
Place of Birth
Pomona, California, USA
Ron Burkle
Biography
Ronald Wayne Burkle (born November 12, 1952) is an American businessman. He is the co-founder and managing partner of The Yucaipa Companies, LLC, a private investment firm that specializes in U.S. companies in the distribution, logistics, food, retail, consumer, hospitality, entertainment, sports and light industrial sectors.
Yucaipa has executed grocery-chain mergers and acquisitions involving supermarket chains including Fred Meyer, Ralphs and Jurgensen's and once owned stakes in about 35 companies, including the grocery chains A&P and Whole Foods Market before their respective demise and takeover.
Burkle's net worth was estimated at US$3.9 billion in March 2026, and ranked 1,072rd globally.
Burkle is an activist and fundraiser for the Democratic Party.
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Yucaipa has executed grocery-chain mergers and acquisitions involving supermarket chains including Fred Meyer, Ralphs and Jurgensen's and once owned stakes in about 35 companies, including the grocery chains A&P and Whole Foods Market before their respective demise and takeover.
Burkle's net worth was estimated at US$3.9 billion in March 2026, and ranked 1,072rd globally.
Burkle is an activist and fundraiser for the Democratic Party.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Burkle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.