This inspirational story of one of the most dynamic entrepreneurs of our time tells how Reginald Lewis created a billion-dollar business empire. Rising from a Baltimore ghetto to Harvard Law School and into the elite circle of Wall Street deal makers, he went on to engineer the historic buyout of food giant Beatrice International before his untimely death in January 1993. Photos.

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A riveting biography which tells the rags-to-riches story of a shrewd and determined businessman. Lewis grew up in a Baltimore ghetto yet graduated from Harvard Law School, gained experience as an attorney and successfully engineered the historic $985 million leveraged buyout of food giant Beatrice International.

Tagged: Reginald F. Lewis, African American businesspeople, Millionaires, United States