Lee Marshall Bass (born 1956) is an American heir, businessman and philanthropist.
Early life
Lee Bass was born in 1956. His father was Perry Richardson Bass, an investor and philanthropist, and his mother, Nancy Lee Bass, was a philanthropist. His great-uncle was oil baron Sid Richardson.
He graduated from Yale University in 1979 and received a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1982.
Career
In 1989, Governor William P. Clements, Jr. appointed him to a six-year term as a commissioner of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. In 1995, Governor George W. Bush named him Chairman and reappointed him for another six years. In 2001, he was named Chairman-Emeritus by Governor Rick Perry. He is the primary steward of the historic El Coyote Longhorn Ranch in Kingsville, Texas.
Philanthropy
He serves on the boards of the Sid W. Richardson Foundation, The Peregrine Fund, and Vanderbilt University. He is a founding director of the International Rhino Foundation, and Chairman Emeritus of the Board of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
In 1991, under the presidency of Benno C. Schmidt, Jr., he donated $20 million to Yale University to start a new program in Western civilization. However, in 1995, under the presidency of Richard C. Levin, the gift was returned and the program canceled. In 1993, he also founded the Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation with his wife. In 2009-2010, the foundation donated $700,000 to the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. A Republican, he has supported George W. Bush, George Allen, Phil Gramm, John McCain, and Kay Bailey Hutchison. He has also donated $159,760 to Rick Perry.
| Lee Bass | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (MBA) |
| Occupation | Businessman, philanthropist |
| Net worth | US $1.96 billion (Sep 2015) |
| Parent(s) | Perry Richardson Bass Nancy Lee Bass |
| Relatives | Sid Bass (brother) Ed Bass (brother) Robert Bass (brother) Hyatt Bass (niece) Sid W. Richardson (great-uncle) |
Lee Bass Net Worth: Lee Bass is an American heir, investor and businessman who has a net worth of $2.3 billion. Lee Bass initially came into riches when he and his three brothers inherited the family fortune which was founded by their oil tycoon uncle Sid Richardson. A graduate of Yale University, he went on to complete his Master of Business Administration degree at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Upon his graduation in 1982, he started to serve a six-year term at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department under the administration of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. After the successful completion of the term, Bass got delegated as the Chairman by Governor George W. Bush and he received another re-appointment for six years. Aside from his working engagements, Bass is a great philanthropist who sits on the boards of Vanderbilt University, Sid W. Richardson Foundation, and The Peregrine Fund. An avid outdoorsman, he also serves as founding director of the International Rhino Foundation as well as Chairman Emeritus of Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s Board. Politically, he is a republican and is known to have supported campaigns of various politicians including George Allen, George W. Bush, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain and Phil Gramm. Currently being married to Ramona Seeligson, he is the father of three.
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