Report of today's Kansas City Biz Legend passing . . .
Kansas City Biz Journal . . .
James Stowers Jr., a prominent philanthropist and founder of Kansas City-based American Century Investments, died of natural causes on Monday at the age of 90. Stowers founded American Century in 1958 in a one-bedroom apartment in Kansas City, with $100,000 from 24 investors. Today, American Century has about $141 billion in assets under management and employs 1,300 professionals around the globe.
The Kansas City success story is unprecedented and sadly part of a long-ago era.
And a fine American Century it was!
ReplyDeleteMet the man a few times when I worked there years ago, good person, not too uppity to truly talk to the worker bees. Thanks for all you did for this city.
ReplyDeleteI don't agree with his stances on stem cell research, but different views on issues does not detract from the accomplishments of his life. The Kansas City region has sufferered a loss. The loss of Mr. Kauffman and Mr. Stowers have shaken the foundations of Kansas City.
ReplyDeleteedit ---- Mr. Kemper* not Kauffman.
ReplyDeleteEdit --- Stowers, Kemper, Adele Hall, Paul Bartlett, Richard Bloch, Walt Hiersteiner AND Ewing Kauffman.
ReplyDeleteSadly, with this, our local greatest generation, very few of the next generation have stepped-up.
The Berkley family are an exception.
Talent stagnates when the gene pool is tiny. Just ask the hapsburgs
ReplyDelete5:36 - wow the old guard is going fast
ReplyDeleteJim Stowers was the most generous philanthropist the city has ever known. His legacy will live on through his vision for a better tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteJim Stowers was a great and honorable man and a well meaning philanthropist. Rest in heaven. This is really sad news.
ReplyDeleteI wish he'd taken better care of himself.
ReplyDeleteTipsters say he was killed by the streetcar.
ReplyDeleteSAVE OUR OLD BUSINESSMEN. STOP THE TOY TRAIN BOONDGOGGLE BOONDOGGLE BOONDOGGLE BOONDOGGLE BOONDOGGLE TOY!
SALUTE to Mr. Stowers!
ReplyDeleteOne of the ULTRA good guys.