List of Famous people with last name Riggio
Leonard Riggio
First Name Leonard
Last Name Riggio
Born on February 28, 1941
(age 83)
Born in United States of America, New York, New York City
Leonard S. Riggio is a retired American businessman and entrepreneur. He served as executive chairman of book store chain Barnes & Noble and was its largest shareholder from 1971 until the sale of the company to the hedge fund Elliott Advisors in 2019. Under his leadership the company expanded significantly from a single retail location on 105 Fifth Avenue, New York to a nationwide chain with 600+ stores, which it did with acquisitions and mergers of competing chain stores.
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