- Category:
- Richest Business › Richest Billionaires
- Net Worth:
- $1.5 Billion
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- United States of America
What is Alfred James Clark's Net Worth?
Alfred James Clark is an American construction and real estate magnate who has a net worth of $1.5 billion. Known as A. James Clark, he made his fortune as Chairman and CEO of Clark Enterprises, Inc., a diversified investment company that focuses its interest activities in construction, financial markets, private equity, venture capital and real estate. The enterprise was founded in 1972, and its largest subsidiary is the Clark Construction Group, LLC, one of the leading construction companies in the U.S, which was launched as the George Hyman Construction Company in 1906. Actually, the first job that Clark had after his graduation from the University of Maryland was at this hundred-year old construction company, the George Hyman Construction Company, which later he bought, renamed, and mold into his enterprise. Now, Clark Construction stands for many famous creations, including popular places like FedEx Field outside Washington D.C., San Diego's Petco Park, Miller Park in Milwaukee, Baltimore's Camden Yards and Ravens Stadium.
It also constructs airports, museums, university buildings, military bases and prisons. Recently, the company signed a mega-contract worth $1.2 billion to make a rail expansion that will connect downtown Washington, D.C. with Dulles International Airport. Moreover, A. James Clark is eminent supported of engineering education, donating a bulk of money to many schools. In 1994, he has donated $15 million to the School of Engineering in the University of Maryland which now carries his name, and in 2011, he has given $8 million to fund scholarship in the George Washington University.
