Broughton Quarterly - Winter 2007 - (Page 32) R 32 Broughton Quarterly IChARD BRANSON ISN’T ThE TYPICAL BuSINESS MOGuL. With a net worth in excess of five billion dollars, he’s the most exciting and personable businessman since Steve Jobs back in the ‘80s. He has achieved what most young professionals only dream of: incredible wealth, fame, and acknowledgment, all the while still managing to have a good time. He has built Virgin into one of the world’s biggest brands and is actively shaping the future of travel. He’s brash—and he isn’t afraid to take risks. Virgin Atlantic Airways is now the second largest British long haul international airline, but Branson has set his sites beyond conventional air travel. In 200 he announced the signing of a deal under which a new space tourism company, Virgin Galactic, will license the technology behind Spaceship One to take paying passengers into suborbital space. His next venture with the Virgin group is Virgin Fuel, which is set to exploit the recent spike in fuel costs by offering a revolutionary, cheaper fuel for automobiles, and ultimately for aircraft as well. On September 21, 200, Richard Branson pledged to donate the profits of Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Trains to research environmentally friendly fuels. The donation was estimated to be worth three billion dollars. Winter 2008
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