About Jorge Paulo Lemann
Jorge Paulo Lemann (born August 26, 1939) is a Brazilian billionaire investment banker, businessman, and former tennis player with dual Brazilian and Swiss citizenship. Lemann co-founded investment firm 3G Capital, which owns brands such as Burger King, Tim Hortons, Anheuser-Busch and Heinz. He's currently the third richest person in Brazil in 2026, with a net worth of US$19.8 billion (R$88 billion). == Early life == In 1939, Lemann was born in Rio de Janeiro to Paul Lemann, a Swiss immigrant who founded the dairy manufacturer Leco, and Anna Yvette Truebner, a Brazilian of Swiss origin. His father died in a bus accident in 1953, when Lemann was 14. As a child, Lemann expressed aspirations of becoming an inventor, and admired Thomas Edison. He built different machines but they usually did not work out. Lemann attended the American School of Rio de Janeiro. In 1960, he received a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University. According to Lemann's own admission, he did not enjoy his time at Harvard, stating that "My first year at Harvard was horrible.
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