[33] She was a Republican National Committeewoman for Michigan between 1992 and 1997,[34] and served as chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1996 to 2000. While popular with the American public[44] as a way to prevent (perceived) unfair domination by the wealthy in politics, DeVos and many other conservatives argue it is an infringement on free speech. He is also the majority owner of AHLs Grand Rapids Griffins. DeVos ran for governor of Michigan in 2006, but lost to Democrat Jennifer Granholm. [14], DeVos asked Orange County, Florida, to help pay for the Orlando Magic's new arena using county funds and Dema Stobell's Corporation money. One of his daughters-in . Dick and Betsy were early investors in home goods retailer At Home and own as much as $5 million worth of stock in Elon Musks privately held SpaceX. In 1991 Richard DeVos shelled out $85 million to buy the NBA's Orlando Magic. Plans were made "for an entertainment and sports arena and the expansion of local convention facilities." [17] On January 31, following strong opposition to the nomination from Democrats, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions approved her nomination on a party-line vote, sending her nomination to the Senate floor. He also purchased the Orlando Magic, an NBA franchise. Assuming they also own 25% of the familys second-largest asset, the Orlando Magic basketball team, thats another $300 million or so. Betsy, the daughter of auto parts magnate Edgar Prince and sister of Blackwater founder Erik. He later paid to attend, but did not complete, the Harvard Business School and the Wharton School's Executive Study Programs. There wasnt yet a major concerted effort to enlist religious conservatives into politics. [124][125][126], Subsequent to the incident, the U.S. The initiative lost, with 69% of voters opposing the measure. "If the lawmakers later found themselves facing recalls or tough re-election fights, Mr. DeVos told them, he would be there to help. In the 2000s, the DeVos family bankrolled school-voucher campaigns and charter school efforts throughout the country. It meant a country where the only limit to what one could achieve was how hard one worked (I think being poor is something many people do, he said in a 1966 speech. Van Wesep and married Richard in the year 1953. Now Forbes has zeroed in on the root of the DeVos family fortune, Amway, to come up with what we believe is the most realistic estimate of the size of her fortune published so far. Richard DeVos cofounded direct-selling giant Amway. At the time, conservative Christians hadnt yet become a potent political force. DeVos is known for her conservative political activism,[1] and particularly her support for school choice, school voucher programs, and charter schools. In a 20-month span, Alticor cut over 1,300 jobs (primarily in Michigan) during this restructuring, with 400 of them being buyouts and early retirement. He made major donations to organizations like the Christian Freedom Foundation (which he chaired) and Third Century Publishers, which put out a guidebook instructing conservative Christians on how to win elections and help America become as it was when first foundeda Christian Republic. Then came the presidency of Gerald Ford, Grand Rapids longtime representative in Congress and a personal friend of DeVos. ", "Michigan Effort Shows G.O.P. It is one of five non-profit organizations established and operated by the DeVos family; the others, all founded by siblings of Richard DeVos Jr., include the Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation; the Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation; Cheri DeVos' CDV5 Foundation; and the Douglas and Maria DeVos Foundation. Republicans scheduled Sessions's confirmation vote after DeVos's so that he would be able to cast his vote in support of DeVos. But DeVos helped to change that and, in the process, ushered in a new era of American politics, helping to marry free-market ideology and religious conservatism. [59], Former presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney respectively called DeVos an "outstanding pick" and a "smart choice". This is the fifth in a series that explores the personal fortunes of President Trumps cabinet officials. [185], DeVos has been played by Kate McKinnon on Saturday Night Live multiple times, including satirizing DeVos's 60 Minutes interview in March 2018. [26] It is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was educated at Calvin College and is a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. They built Amway. Constitution. 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[36], A March 2010 article reported that the idea for the school had been Betsy DeVos's. [135], On January 7, 2021, DeVos resigned from her position as Secretary of Education after the January 6 U.S. Capitol riots. Richard DeVos, the co-founder of Amway who used his business determination to build his fortune and reshape Grand Rapids, has died at the age of 92. DeVos was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Helen June (Van Wesep) and Richard Marvin DeVos. "Whether it has been Granholm's campaign morphing images of DeVos into President Bush, or DeVos's ads including compromising footage of the governor's speeches, neither candidate has found a way to gain an advantage. [177], During the 1990s, she served on the boards of Children First America and the American Education Reform Council, which sought to expand school choice through vouchers and tax credits. DeVos was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Ethel Ruth (Dekker) and Simon Cornelius DeVos, who worked in the electrical business. They went on to create different corporations like Amway Services, Amway Sales, and Amway Manufacturing to cater to the various needs of the company, which ultimately merged into one entity; the Amway Corporation in 1964. Sometimes, the companys products and DeVos pitches had the whiff of snake oil. Richard M. DeVos passed away on the 6 September 2018, at his Ada home from complications developed due to an infection in his body. Richard M. DeVos 1926 - 2018 Helen J. DeVos 1927 - 2017. . Allegations abound that Amway has made misleading or false statements about the vitamins it sells; examples of weight loss pills being made and marketed by Amways parent company bolster such claims. Another entity, Windquest Group, manages Dick and Betsys personal investments from a few blocks away. In 1982, during a recession in the middle of Reagans first term, DeVos, always one to speak his mind, told an assembled group of Republican bigwigs that this recession has been a beneficial thing and a cleansing thing for society. As the RNC attempted to court support from organized labor, their efforts were undercut by their own finance chair, who called unions a negative wind and said that they had no place in the Republican Party: If they want to be represented by somebody else, good for them.. [41], The DeVoses have also established an annual scholarship, called the Betsy and Dick DeVos Scholars for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Scholarship, which is awarded to students who wish to earn a BBA or combined BBA/MBA at Northwood University.[42]. DeVos and his school friend Jay Van Andel founded Amway in 1959 as a multi-level marketing business to distribute cleaning products, following the business model they had observed in a previous venture together. [92], In mid-May 2018, The New York Times reported that under DeVos, the size of the team investigating abuses and fraud by for-profit colleges was reduced from about twelve members under the Obama administration to three, with their task also being scaled back to "processing student loan forgiveness applications and looking at smaller compliance cases". [156][157] The couple donated $22.5million in 2010 to continue the endeavor, which was given in the name of the DeVos Institute of Arts Management. Richard M. DeVos has written few books in his time. She has served as chair of the board of the Alliance for School Choice and the Acton Institute and headed the All Children Matter PAC. "[23], Thomas Bray of RealClearPolitics reported on June 21, 2006, that incumbent Jennifer Granholm was "in deep trouble," with DeVos surging "to a 4840 leadin a Detroit News/WXYZ-TV poll." For DeVos, the American way meant a country that embraced the free-enterprise system, exalted God and held true to conservative Christian principles (This country was built on a religious heritage, he wrote in Believe!, and wed better get back to it.). Doug was born in 1964 and is a businessman and President of Amway since 2002. [42] Betsy DeVos's husband, Richard Marvin "Dick" DeVos Jr., is a multi-billionaire heir to the Amway fortune who ran Amway's parent company, Alticor, from 1993 to 2002. This includes various donations of scholarships, buildings and uncountable financial donations. First new house on block where Emmett Till lived has sold. DeVos stature within the Republican Party continued to grow. [151], When DeVos was appointed US Education Secretary, it was revealed that she was an elder at Mars Hill Bible Church. Richard M. DeVos, Sr. is an American business magnate and best known as the co-founder of Amway along with Jay Van Andel. Given Amways profitability and her own likely inheritance, thats a reasonable, and perhaps conservative, estimateeven after factoring in the DeVos familys exorbitant political spending (which has been roughly estimated at $200 million) and generous charitable giving (more than $1.6 billion, according to the family spokesperson). Dan DeVos, chairman of the Orlando Magic NBA franchise and vice chairman of RDV, the family's investment wing, also heads his own firm, DP Fox Ventures. The Green Machine is produced by the ElectraTherm Company and distributed by Windquest in collaboration with Pro Services. American businessman, co-founder of Amway along with Jay Van Andel. After that defeat, the DeVos family helped form the Michigan Freedom Fund to promote a right-to-work law. [30] She has been a member and elder of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids. He was a heart-transplant survivor and authored several books that explain his work philosophy, life-journey and his memoirs. When he was 16 years old he took a job at Rolscreen, in Pella, Iowa, on the loading dock. DeVos was born Elisabeth Prince on January 8, 1958. Richard Marvin DeVos Sr. was an American businessman and philanthropist who co-founded the direct selling product empire, Amway, along with his school-time buddy, Jay Van Andel. DeVos answered: "Well again, the Office of Civil Rights and our Title IX protections are broadly applicable across the board, but when it comes to parents making choices on behalf of their students" Clark stopped her saying, "This isn't about parents making choices, this is about the use of federal dollars. After conducting "a feasibility and economic-impact analysis," DeVos worked with two local bankers to set the plan in motion. "[38] In 2003, DeVos ran again for party chairman and was elected to the post without opposition. She has stated that education is "a closed system, a closed industry, a closed market. [11][12][13] Their father is billionaire industrialist Edgar Prince, founder of the Prince Corporation. He served in the military in World War II in the United States Army Air Corps.[6]. [22] In 1987, President Ronald Reagan appointed DeVos to the President's Commission on the HIV Epidemic,[23] and was criticized at the time for characterizing people with AIDS as wanting "special treatment". [92] Botel, a registered Democrat who supported President Obama and the Black Lives Matter movement, founded the KIPP Ujima Village Academy in Baltimore, after working for Teach For America. [141][142] The foundation's giving, according to its website, is motivated by faith, and "is centered in cultivating leadership, accelerating transformation and leveraging support in five areas", namely education, community, arts, justice, and leadership. DeVos was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The couple agreed to sell off dozens of other holdings when Betsy was tapped to lead the education department, including investments in student lender SoFi and a company that sells laundry machines to college campuses. Staying current is easy with Crain's news delivered straight to your inbox, free of charge. [159][160], The DeVoses provide an annual scholarship to students at Northwood University. [18] On February 7, 2017, she was confirmed by the Senate by a 5150 margin, with Vice President Mike Pence breaking the tie in favor of her nomination. [179], Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review argued that Harris overstates the failure of charter schools in Detroit. DeVos was a member of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. [16] He sat on the legacy board of Christian Leaders Institute,[17][18] the nonprofit organization founded by Henry Reyenga Jr. after he was encouraged by DeVos and Ron Parr. In 1999, they created a company Alticor, which would act as the parent firm to all their businesses. [1][2][3] In 2012, Forbes magazine listed his father as the No. In 2006, DeVos ran for Governor of Michigan, but lost to the then-incumbent Democrat Jennifer Granholm. He was 92. [178], DeVos has been an advocate for the Detroit charter school system. [108], DeVos pushed for schools to re-open while coronavirus cases were still surging in large parts of the country. It was within a year of his wifes demise on 18 October 2017. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/richard-devos-49671.php. He was involved in the family business, Amway, even as a child. Dick DeVos was the President of Amway from the year 1993 to 2002, he is married to Betsy DeVos, the US Secretary of Education. "[22] Her resignation took effect on January 8, 2021, twelve days before her term would have ended with the inauguration of Joe Biden as president. His grandfather let him pocket the profit. [9][10] Her brother, Erik Prince, a former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, is the founder of Blackwater USA. [40], The Dick & Betsy DeVos Scholarship was established in 2008 by DeVos and his wife to The greatest salesman in the country had an in at the White House; he even visited Ford in the Oval Office, where the president asked him to deliver one of his motivational speeches, for an audience of one. At Amway, DeVos relied on the success of independent distributors to sell his companys products in an arrangement that critics have likened to a pyramid scheme: You become an Amway distributor, buy products from Amway, sell them at a markup to customers, keep the difference, and get distributors under you to do the same and kick you back a piece of the action. DeVos is the co-founder of Amway and also owner of the Orlando Magic National Basketball Association franchise. It makes him the 259th richest in the world and 91th in the United States. [23][24] Edgar was the founder of Prince Corporation, an automobile parts supplier based in Holland, Michigan. While she was on the board, she and her husband funded a center to teach arts managers and boards of directors how to fundraise and manage their cultural institutions. [77] DeVos's nomination was supported by 18 Republican governors, including John Kasich and Rick Snyder, along with the nine Republican members of Congress from Michigan. She grew up in Holland, Michigan, the eldest of four children born to Elsa (Zwiep) Prince (later, Broekhuizen) and Edgar Prince, a billionaire industrialist. As of 2016[update] approximately 16 percent of ArtPrize's $3.5million annual budget was provided by various foundations run by the DeVos family, with the rest provided by other foundations and local and national businesses. Billionaire Richard DeVos, co-founder of direct-selling giant Amway, owner of the Orlando Magic and father-in-law of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, died Thursday. According to BetsyDeVos.com, her official website, DeVos is a grandmother, with four children and five grandchildren. He and his Amway cofounder, Jay Van Andel, opened the Institute for Free Enterprise, a pro-capitalism advocacy group that worked to get free-market lesson plans taught in schools nationwide, and founded Citizens Choice, a short-lived answer to Ralph Naders Common Cause group. In the fall of 2010, DeVos opened the West Michigan Aviation Academy,[35] the nation's first aviation public charter high school. Dick DeVos has spent his business career working in a variety of executive positions at Amway, the NBA's Orlando Magic, and The Windquest Group where he currently serves as its President. That stake has made the DeVoses unbelievably rich. [133], In May 2019, the Education Department inspector general released a report concluding that DeVos had used personal email accounts to conduct government business and that she did not properly preserve these emails. They met in Grand Rapids, married, and eventually grew their family to include four children: Dick, Dan, Cheri, and Doug. He also led the Council for National Policy, a powerful and secretive organization meant to bolster the political influence of conservative Christians. Suite 3200 The 13,000-square-foot home is being built for a total of at least $12.7 million, Crain's reported in March 2016, combining the land cost of $2.75 million and the value stated on the construction permits: $9.98 million. Over the next two decades, both the DeVos family and Amway would become among the rights biggest financial backers, pouring millions into Republican campaigns and conservative causes. "I still remember when it was in the basement of our home when I was growing up," he later said. [76] More than 300 state lawmakers from across the U.S., overwhelmingly Democrats, voiced their opposition to DeVos's appointment in a letter to the U.S. Senate sent the day before a scheduled vote on her nomination. In 1996, DeVos was appointed by Governor John Engler to the Grand Valley State University Board of Control. [62] The Michigan chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Michigan Democratic Party opposed DeVos's nomination. DeVos left his positions as president and CEO of the Orlando Magic in January 1993 to rejoin Amway as its president, succeeding his father, Amway co-founder Rich DeVos. "[180] Also defending DeVos's record in Michigan, Jay P. Greene, professor of education policy at the University of Arkansas, argued that Harris's The New York Times article misled readers on the evidence and "falsely claimed that Detroit has failed to close failing charter schools", noting that Detroit has closed more charters than Louisiana, a state Harris cites as a model for charter school legislation. We have the lowest personal income growth, the lowest business start-ups in the country. In 2010 Betsy and Dick DeVos committed $22.5 million to the Kennedy Center Institute of Arts Management, which was thereupon renamed the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the Kennedy Center. Public records show it's owned by an entity connected to members of the billionaire Michigan-based DeVos family, whose patriarch, Richard DeVos, is a co-founder of Amway. Click below to see everything we have to offer. Having tried his hand at several businesses, before earning his first million in the home care, beauty, and health industry, he always believed that his hard work would pay off one day. "[22], In an interview given during the campaign, DeVos said: "It's all about jobs. Under his leadership, the company opened numerous new markets and tripled foreign sales to exceed domestic sales for the first time in company history. Here are more details about the DeVos family. Associated Press. [13], Larry Guest of the Orlando Sentinel wrote in a September 1991 column that "civic and business leaders in Grand Rapids" considered DeVos "admirable, amicable, compassionate, honorable, community-conscious, intelligent", but that they wondered whether DeVos, who was about to begin running the Orlando Magic, was "strong enoughto make the tough decisions necessary as the chief operating officer overseeing an NBA franchise?" 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