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Kenny Dichter Biography

Kenny Dichter is an American entrepreneur and the CEO of Wheels Up, a privately held aviation company. Dichter also co-founded Alphabet City Sports Records, Marquis Jet, and Tequila Avión.

Kenny Dichter Age

Kenny Dichter was born in 1978 in United States of America. He is 41 years old as of 2019.

Kenny Dichter Wife

Kenny is a married man to his beautiful wife Shoshana Kamis Dichter. The duo started dating since they were in college. Shoshana is also the senior vice president of communications for Wheels Up.

Kenny Dichter Salary

Dichter’s annual salary is approximated to be between $10 – $50 million U.S dollars.

Kenny Dichter Net Worth

Dichter has an estimated net worth of $100 million U.S dollars. The Wheels Up CEO, has had successful career where in October 2019, the company completed an equity capital raise of $117.5 million, valuing the business at close to $700 million with an enterprise value north of $1 billion, according to a statement by Wheels Up.

Kenny Dichter Career

Alphabet City Sports Records

In 1990, after Dichter graduated from the University of Wisconsin, he founded Alphabet City Sports Records with friend Jesse Itzler/ The label focused on creating and selling songs that were frequently heard in sports stadiums and arenas. In 1998, the firm was eventually sold to SFX Entertainment for $4.3 million in cash and stock.

Marquis Jets

In the year 2001, Dichter founded Marquis Jets, the first fractional card jet program. By 2007, the firm was turning over more than $700 million per year from its 3,500 customers. Dichter sold Marquis Jet in November 2010, to NetJets, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway.

Tequila Avión

Dichter and Ken Austin founded Tequila Avión, a brand of tequila. The brand was named the ‘Best Tequila in the World’ and ‘Best White Spirit in the World’ at the 2012 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

Wheels Up

Dichter re-entered the private aviation industry by founding Wheels Up. Rather than a fractional card program, Wheels Up is a membership-based business that charges users per flight hour without spending requirements or time commitments.