Keith Ferrazzi was born on the 14th July 1966, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania USA and is an author, public speaker and businessman, best known to the world as the founder and CEO of the Ferrazzi Greenlight, a business consulting firm.
Have you ever wondered how rich Keith Ferrazzi is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Ferrazzi’s net worth is as high as $10 million, an amount earned through his successful career in business, which started in the late ‘80s.
Keith Ferrazzi Net Worth $10 Million
Keith grew up in a working class family; his father was a steelworker, while his mother contributed to the family while working as a cleaning lady. He went to The Kiski School, located just outside of Pittsburgh; his father managed to provide him a full scholarship for the school. After matriculation, Keith enrolled at Yale University, and then Harvard Business School.
Upon Harvard graduation, Keith found his first job as an entry level analyst at the management consulting company Deloitte. He steadily rose through the ranks in the company, reaching the executive position, which considerably enhanced his net worth over the years.
In 1998 he left Deloitte to join Starwood Hotels as chief marketing officer. Having assumed the CMO position, he became the youngest CMO in the Fortune 500. However, two years later, he left Starwood Hotels and started his own entertainment and marketing firm, YaYa Media, but in 2003 he sold it to American Vantage, an investment company.
After the sale of YaYa Media, he used the money he received for his next venture; he started the strategic consulting firm Ferrazzi Greenlight, which subsequently increased his net worth to a large degree up to the present day.
Aside form hid direct involvement in business, Keith is also an accomplished author; his books “Never Eat Alone” (2005) which gave clues to his expertise in networking, and “Who’s Got Your Back” (2009), became New York Times bestsellers, further increasing his wealth.
Furthermore, Keith has also been seen on CNN and CNBC as a consultant, and has written articles for Forbes Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal.
Regarding his personal life, Keith is openly gay and has been in a relationship with Stan Lim over a sufficient period of time to where the two are apparently planning on adopting a child.
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