Joe Shoen
{{short description|American businessman (born 1949)}}
{{Distinguish|Joe Schoen}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Joe Shoen
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|03|28}}
| birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
| alma_mater = College of the Holy Cross (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)
Arizona State University (JD)
| title = Chairman of AMERCO
President and CEO of U-Haul
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| father = Leonard Shoen
| relatives = Mark Shoen (brother)
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Edward Joseph Shoen (born March 28, 1949) is an American billionaire businessman and lawyer. He is the president, chairman, and chief executive officer (CEO) of U-Haul Holding Company, the holding company of U-Haul International. His efforts managing U-Haul have been credited with the company's expansion in the self-moving business.{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Luisa |date=February 10, 2016 |title=Inside U-Haul's Rollercoaster Ride From Nastiest Family Feud To Market Dominance |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/luisakroll/2016/02/10/inside-u-hauls-rollercoaster-ride-from-nastiest-family-feud-to-market-dominance/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
As of August 2023, Shoen was estimated to have a net worth of $4.1 billion.{{cite web |date=2023-08-08 |title=E. Joe Shoen |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/e-joe-shoen/ |accessdate=2008-08-08 |work=forbes.com}}
Early life and education
Joe Shoen is the third son of U-Haul founder Leonard Shoen.{{Cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Alan C. |last2=Levin |first2=Myron |date=2007-06-24 |title=Making his point, at 80 mph |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-haulride24jun24-story.html |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} He was raised in Phoenix, Arizona. He attended the College of the Holy Cross, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), and then received a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Harvard Business School.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/amerco-history/|title = History of AMERCO – FundingUniverse}} He wrote his thesis at Harvard on self-storage businesses.
Immediately after graduating from Harvard, Shoen became a member of the executive board of U-Haul. He quit briefly in 1978 and attended the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, where he earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree in 1981.{{Cite web |title=Notable and famous alumni {{!}} Arizona State University |url=https://www.asu.edu/alumni/notable-famous-alumni |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=www.asu.edu}}
Personal life
As of 2017, Shoen lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with his wife, Sylvia, and two sons: Carty and Joseph.{{Cite web |title=2017 Executive of the Year {{!}} W. P. Carey News |url=https://news.wpcarey.asu.edu/20170419-2017-executive-year |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=news.wpcarey.asu.edu}}
Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Krueger |first=Luke |title=A Noble Function: How U-Haul Moved America |date=2007 |publisher=Barricade Books |isbn=978-1-56980-329-5}}
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