Donald Friese (#2367)
You know the saying, 'Some people are born with a silver spoon?' I didn't even have a spoon.
- $ 2 B
- Manufacturing
- United States
- M
- 85 Years
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About Me
Donald Friese's fortune stems from C.R. Laurence, which manufactures or distributes more than 65,000 products for the glass industry. In 2015 he sold C.R. Laurence to a big customer, Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope, a subsidiary of Irish conglomerate CRH, for $1.3 billion in cash. Friese grew up a poor orphan in rural Pennsylvania, going to work on a dairy farm at age 12 before enlisting in the Army after high school. After a three-year tour, he moved to California with just $125 and landed in the warehouse of C.R. Laurence, then a small distributor of supplies. He climbed the ladder, amassing equity in the company until he owned 100%, and expanded by purchasing competitors and moving into manufacturing.
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Current Net Worth: $1.8B
(May 4, 2026)
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