Bill Alfond
Bill Alfond is an American investor, philanthropist, and billionaire. In 2026, Forbes estimated his fortune at around $3.4 billion.
Biography
Alfond was born to a Jewish family, the son of Dorothy and Harold Alfond. He graduated from Governor Dummer Academy in 1967, where he now serves as a trustee. His father founded the Dexter Shoe Company in 1958 and sold it in 1995 for $433 million in Berkshire Hathaway stock. When his father died in 2007, he left his shares in Berkshire Hathaway to his four children, Ted, Susan, Bill, and Peter, who are now all billionaires.Alfond was president of the bowling shoe division at Dexter Shoe Company until it was sold. He is currently a director of Dexter Enterprises LLC.
In 1986, he and his wife, Joan, founded the Bill and Joan Alfond Foundation.