Richard Hayne
Nationality	American

Richard Hayne is the president of Urban Outfitters, an American chain of clothing retailers. At a net worth of $1.8 billion, Hayne is the #262 richest person in the U.S. according to the 2008 Forbes 400 list, a ranking of the 400 richest Americans by net worth. He is included in the Top 40 richest people in Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Lehigh University and is recognized as a generous donor.

He founded Urban Outfitters, Inc. in 1970. The first store was located on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. Today, the company operates over 200 stores under three brands: Urban Outfitters, Free People, and Anthropologie and Terrain (newly launched gardening store). The liberal tone of Free People and Urban Outfitters is a reflection of his more liberal early roots^[1]. However, Richard Hayne is now a "conservative capitalist entrepreneur."^[1] Republican former senator Rick Santorum (who has been associated with a controversial stance on homosexuality) has been among Hayne's beneficiaries^[1]. Hayne has also been criticized for pulling a pro-same sex marriage t-shirt by a number of sources ^[2][3][4].

[edit] References

• 400, Forbes, September 17, 2008.
• Clothes Make the Man, Philadelphia Weekly, June 3

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