351 richest person in the world, with a net worth of approximately US$5.4billion. She and her husband worked for the successful passage of Michigan's first charter-school bill in 1993,[27] and for the unsuccessful effort in 2000 to amend Michigan's constitution to allow tax-credit scholarships or vouchers. Guest answered yes, calling DeVos "a business and political specialist experienced far beyond his 35 years on this globe" and noting that he had "recently attracted more than a million votes, more than any other Republican on a statewide basis, to win a seat on Michigan's Board of Education." [1] Betsy was a founding board member of the James Madison Center for Free Speech which the DeVos family funded and whose "sole goal was to end all legal restrictions on money in politics. Is this 2023 or 2013? Richard Marvin DeVos Sr.[1] (March 4, 1926 September 6, 2018) was an American billionaire businessman, co-founder of Amway with Jay Van Andel (company restructured as Alticor in 2000), and owner of the Orlando Magic basketball team. Regarding the withdrawal of the department's team, former Education Secretary Arne Duncan said, "That's a waste of taxpayer money. [153][154], DeVos has served as chairperson, board member, and treasurer of the Acton Institute and headed the All Children Matter PAC. President Ronald Reagan made DeVos finance chair of the Republican National Committee. 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. Amway pays for the naming rights to Amway Center. [4], DeVos believes education in the United States should encourage the proliferation of charter schools and open up private schools to more students via financial assistance programs, often called vouchers. The Windquest Group is a privately held investment management firm with holdings in technology, manufacturing, and other sectors. You may opt-out by. He left that job a. [98] She stated an interest in implementing choice policies directed toward children as individuals and criticizing the Obama administration's additional funding of $7billion for the U.S.'s worst-performing schools as "throwing money at the problem" in an attempt to find a solution. He also spoke of the need to "work on trade issues to make sure that Detroit's automakers can compete fairly both here in the United States and around the world. Betsy, the daughter of auto parts magnate Edgar Prince and sister of Blackwater founder Erik Prince, owes the vast majority of her fortune to her marriage to Dick DeVos. Loving father of Rick, Julia, Duke, and. Family . 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. Amway Corporation founded; Entreprenurial Success. A team of computer scientists sifted through records of unusual Web traffic in search of answers", "West Michigan business leaders form Regional Air Alliance to bring cheaper fares, better connections to Grand Rapids airport", "Press Release Secretary Elaine L. Chao Names Newest FAA Management Advisory Council Members", "A Resort with Less Glitz and No Kiitsch", "DeVos family moves into new Lake Mac mansion", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dick_DeVos&oldid=1127632153, Member, Board of Trustees, Health Care Foundation; 19902010 (Chairman, 19942010), Member, Board of Directors, Michigan State Chamber of Commerce, 2010 present, Member, Board of Directors, The Stow Company of Michigan, Founder and Chairman, West Michigan Aviation Academy (a charter high school), 2010 present, Chairman, Board of Directors, RDV Corporation, Co-Chairman, Grand Action Committee, 1992present (Chairman, Grand Vision Committee, 19911992), Founder and Chairman, Regional Air Alliance of West Michigan, 2010present. She grew up in Holland, Michigan, the eldest of four children born to Elsa (Zwiep) Prince (later, Broekhuizen) and Edgar Prince, a billionaire industrialist. [24], DeVos was a long-time close friend of Gerald and Betty Ford, and was an honorary pallbearer at Gerald Ford's state funeral. Its how he helped to give rise to the modern religious right movement, which he generously funded and proselytized on behalf of. His grandparents were Dutch immigrants. "I remember the offices being down there and people working down there." [18] Later on February 1, 2017, two Republican U.S. senators, Susan Collins from Maine and Lisa Murkowski from Alaska, came out against the confirmation (despite supporting DeVos in committee when both of them voted to move her nomination to the floor),[79] bringing the predicted confirmation vote on DeVos to 5050 if all Democrats and independents voted as expected, meaning Vice President Mike Pence would have to break the tie. Together, Betsy DeVos, her husband and their four adult children are worth roughly $2 billion. Those efforts culminated in Betsy DeVos, Richs daughter-in-law and Dicks wife, being appointed secretary of education by President Donald Trumpanother indefatigable salesman, but one who lacks the mooring in religious and political beliefs that defined DeVos life. [35][36] In 2004, the Lansing State Journal described DeVos as "a political pit bull for most of (Democratic) Governor [Jennifer] Granholm's 16 months in office," and said that if DeVos was not Granholm's "worst nightmare," she was "certainly her most persistent". 1-877-812-1590. 11th United States Secretary of Education, Opposition to limits on political spending, Benjamin Wermund and Kimberly Hefling (November 25, 2016). At the time, conservative Christians hadnt yet become a potent political force. [2][3][4][5] She was Republican national committeewoman for Michigan from 1992 to 1997 and served as chair of the Michigan Republican Party from 1996 to 2000, and again from 2003 to 2005. Four ways to get Michael Jordan's mansion sold at last, Sponsored Content: Tech firm helps Chicago businesses create new markets, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown resigns, The Most Powerful Women In Chicago Business. DeVos is the co-founder of Amway and also owner of the Orlando Magic National Basketball Association franchise. [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. Family tree of Richard DEVOS. [30] She has been a member and elder of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids. Another entity, Windquest Group, manages Dick and Betsys personal investments from a few blocks away. [19], On June 2, 2005, at Mackinac Island, DeVos announced his candidacy for governor of Michigan. 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[130], According to DeVos's 2018 financial disclosure form certified by the Office of Government Ethics on December 3, 2018,[131] she had not divested from twenty-four assets required under her signed ethics agreement[132] nearly 22 months after being confirmed in February 2017. [166] Until November 2016,[167] she headed the All Children Matter PAC which she and her husband founded in 2003 to promote school vouchers, tax credits to businesses that give private school scholarships, and candidates who support these causes. "We're fighting with Mississippi for the highest unemployment rate in the country. He died in September 2018. DeVos was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Helen June (Van Wesep) and Richard Marvin DeVos. DeVos was born Elisabeth Prince on January 8, 1958. 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. Stahl added, "The public schools here are doing worse than they did." Among its grantees are Kids Hope USA; the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital; the West Michigan Aviation Academy; the Regional Air Alliance of West Michigan; Mars Hill Bible Church; Potter's House; Grand Rapids Christian Schools; the Thunderbird School of Global Management; Willow Creek Association; ArtPrize Grand Rapids; the Education Freedom Fund; the Hugh Michael Beahan Foundation; Children First America; Florida P.R.I.D.E; New Urban Living; Rehoboth Christian School; Calvin College; Princeton University; Davenport University; Grove City College; Hope College; Little Star Inc.;[34] the American Education Reform Council; and Choices for Children. Staying current is easy with Crain's news delivered straight to your inbox, free of charge. Daughter-in-law Betsy DeVos chaired the Michigan Republican Party and now heads the Alliance for School Choice. The article noted that debates between DeVos and Granholm had "done little to help either's cause, though they did have an effect on the polls," with support for both candidates dropping and the number of undecided voters increasing. Those twin comments led the RNC to oust DeVos in August 1982, though they did little to diminish his support for the party and conservative groups more broadly. The American Civil Liberties Union has said that because of this, it would be unconstitutional for schools to report students or their families to ICE. [158], In 2009, Betsy DeVos's son Rick DeVos founded ArtPrize, an international art competition held in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They bought the manufacturing and distribution rights for Frisk, an organic cleaner, developed by an Ohio scientist and renamed it as Liquid Organic Cleaner or LOC. Scarlet Envy depicted DeVos as "silly" and "martini-swilling. Richard M. DeVos, Sr. is an American business magnate and best known as the co-founder of Amway along with Jay Van Andel. "My family is the largest single contributor of soft money to the national Republican Party. [143] In 2015, the DeVos Foundation made $11.6million in charitable contributions, bringing the couple's lifetime charitable giving to $139million. Only one percent of charters were significantly outperformed by traditional public schools in reading and only 7 percent on math. In 1996, DeVos was appointed by Governor John Engler to the Grand Valley State University Board of Control. [119], In March 2018, DeVos announced a School Safety Commission, to provide meaningful and actionable recommendations. The Education Department has hired more ex-employees and people affiliated with those institutions, such as Robert S. Eitel, senior counselor to DeVos, Diane Auer Jones, an advisor to the department, and Carlos G. Muiz, the department's general counsel. Furthermore, we expect the Republican Party to use the money to promote these policies and, yes, to win elections. [31] The Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation was in part responsible for funding the creation of the Sport Business Management Program at the University of Central Florida.[32]. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. . [28] Education-related philanthropy included the Richard M. and Helen DeVos Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Grand Valley State University,[29] the Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse at Hope College[30] and the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Arts and Worship at Grand Rapids Christian Schools. "[38] In 2003, DeVos ran again for party chairman and was elected to the post without opposition. [2], DeVos was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Ethel Ruth (Dekker) and Simon Cornelius DeVos, Dutch Americans[3] who worked in the electrical business. Republicans scheduled Sessions's confirmation vote after DeVos's so that he would be able to cast his vote in support of DeVos. Doug was born in 1964 and is a businessman and President of Amway since 2002. I'm not a control-oriented individual, but I expect results and I expect meticulous, detailed management."[14]. "[164] DeVos believes that opening up the education market will offer parents increased choice, a view that critics call a drive to privatize the American public education system. He is married to Pamella Roland DeVos and the couple has three children together, Casey, Sydney and Cole. On October 21, 2005, it was announced that DeVos would become part owner as his father split ownership evenly between his children. noted MSNBC, "among Michigan power brokers, DeVos might well be the bigger name." DeVos and his brother, Doug DeVos, are "credited with taking the company global, and setting industry standards as they moved into those markets."[7]. The house, clad in a white-veined black stone, has neo-classical neighbors. That is going to be a big job to weave aviation throughout the entire basic curriculum. After her television appearance, the Department of Education promoted her Fox News interview. Dick is the eldest son of Richard DeVos, who co-founded Amway in 1959, and grew it from a meager soap factory into a multinational colossus with $9.5 billion in annual sales, enlisting his. Richard is the son of Simon Cornelius DeVos and Ethel Ruth Dekker. [8][9][10], His wife, Betsy DeVos, is the former chairperson of the Michigan Republican Party and the former Secretary of Education under President Donald Trump. DeVos' children are now grown adults. ADA, Mich. (AP) 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. 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. The stone-clad home in the center of the photo is being built on Superior Street. The Fund provides private scholarships to low-income families in Michigan with wishes to attend schools of their choice. [49][50], Betsy and her husband Dick are chief investors in and board members of Neurocore, a group of brain performance centers offering biofeedback therapy for disorders such as depression, attention deficit disorder, autism, and anxiety. "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. After that defeat, the DeVos family helped form the Michigan Freedom Fund to promote a right-to-work law. ", The legislators and Republican governor Rick Snyder "rapidly approved the legislation and delivered a body blow to the labor movement." Born In: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, place of death: Ada Township, Michigan, United States, See the events in life of Richard M. DeVos in Chronological Order. The Foundation supports strategic projects and initiatives that impact the community, empower individuals to reach their full potential, and catalyze change. [27] She graduated from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business economics in 1979. Get the best business coverage in Chicago, from breaking news to razor-sharp analysis, in print and online. DeVos was depicted by drag queen Scarlet Envy on the March 21, 2019 episode of RuPaul's Drag Race season 11 titled "Trump: The Rusical." He . He is married to Betsy DeVos and they have four children together, Ryan, Richard, Andrea and Elisabeth. "[45][26] She also stated in the op-ed, "We expect to foster a conservative governing philosophy consisting of limited government and respect for traditional American virtues We expect a return on our investment; we expect a good and honest government. 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. [103], On April 11, 2017, DeVos undid several Obama administration policy memos issued by John King Jr. and Ted Mitchell which were designed to protect student loan borrowers. [178], DeVos has been an advocate for the Detroit charter school system. Windquest was not interested in "glitzy and glamorous" ideas, he said, but in "technologies that were environmentally sound and economically sustainable" and thus more likely to be widely adopted. When he left the position six years later, they had grown to 50 percent of annual sales. DeVos served as an Honorary Pallbearer at Gerald R. Ford's State Funeral. [6] DeVos is a graduate of the Forest Hills public school system. Marriott Hotel, the renovation of the Civic Theater (renamed the Meijer Majestic Theater), a new art museum, and a new civic gardens and sculpture park, two new satellite campuses for Grand Valley State University, and a new institute for biomedical research. Throughout his life, DeVos maintained that what Amway offered was not the guarantee of a quick buck, but an opportunity to realize the American dream through hard work. In response to that defeat, DeVos started a PAC, the Great Lakes Education Project, which championed charter schools. [179], Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review argued that Harris overstates the failure of charter schools in Detroit. Bray's conclusion was that "the DeVos ads are striking home with their message: that the Michigan economy is in a shambles, that Granholm has failed to develop a strategy to resurrect the state and that a hard-nosed businessman who owes nothing to anybody is just the guy to sort things out. [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]. The company was at number 42 on the Forbes 2018 list of United States largest privately owned companies and was the number one company on the 2018 list of Direct Selling News Global 100. These examples were contested by Columbia University professor Aaron Pallas and Education Week reporter Ben Herold on the basis that the actual graduation rates were roughly only half as large as DeVos had stated. 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