Ellis Short is an Irish-American businessman and entrepreneur with a net worth of $1.4 billion. Born in Independence, Missouri in October 1960, he is the founder of the private equity fund Kildare Partners and the owner and chairman of the Premier League soccer team Sunderland AFC. His success has earned him a place among the world's wealthiest individuals.
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💰Ellis Short Net worth: $1.4 Billion
Short graduated from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He then worked for General Electrics and the private equity firm Lone Star Funds. Short became the president of the company and headed up their Asian operations. He purchased Skibo Castle in 2003 for 23 million Pounds. In 2008 he gained a controlling interest in Sunderland AFC and assumed ownership in 2009. Short formed Kildare Partners in 2013. Ellis is married to former tennis player Eve Zimmerman.