# Joe Ricketts

_American businessman (born 1941)_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> John Joseph Ricketts (born July 16, 1941) is an American businessman. A billionaire, he has an estimated net worth of US$4.1 billion (2024) according to Forbes. He established his wealth as the founder of TD Ameritrade, an online stockbroker in the United States.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 16 July 1941 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6212003#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Nebraska City ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6212003#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6212003#P27))
- **Occupation:** businessperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6212003#P106))
- **Political party:** Republican Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6212003#P102))
- **Education:** Creighton University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6212003#P69))
- **Official website:** joericketts.com ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6212003#P856))

## About

He and his family have been the owners of the Major League Baseball team the Chicago Cubs since October 2009. That same year, Ricketts founded DNAinfo.com, a digital news service that used to cover neighborhood news in New York City and Chicago. Ricketts shut it down on November 2, 2017, one week after their employees voted to unionize. He is a prominent donor to right-wing causes.

In 2019, Ricketts became the subject of controversy after Splinter News released a cache of his personal emails from 2009 to 2014. The revealed content included support for conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's citizenship and religion, racial slurs, and jokes about non-white people dying. He apologized for the emails after they were made public.

## Questions

**When was Joe Ricketts born?**  
Joe Ricketts was born on 16 July 1941 in Nebraska City.

**Where did Joe Ricketts study?**  
Joe Ricketts was educated at Creighton University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Joe Ricketts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ricketts) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6212003](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6212003) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Joe Ricketts.jpg by Cornstalker (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joe_Ricketts.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Joe Ricketts". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/joe-ricketts. Retrieved 5 November 2026.