Foster Stephen Friess (April 2, 1940 – May 27, 2021) was an American investment manager and prominent donor to the Republican Party and to Christian right causes. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor of Wyoming in the 2018 election, losing in the primary to State Treasurer Mark Gordon.
In 1999, CNBC dubbed Friess one of the "century’s great investors."[1] In a 2001 article, BusinessWeek suggested Friess "may be the longest-surviving successful growth-stock picker, having navigated markets for 36 years, in his own firm since 1974."
Personal life
Friess was born on April 2, 1940, in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, the son of Ethel (Foster) and Albert Friess.[2] He grew up on a farm, where his father was a cattle rancher.[2] As a student at Rice Lake High School, Friess was valedictorian of his class and a member of the basketball and track teams.[3]
A first-generation college graduate, Friess attended the University of Wisconsin (now University of Wisconsin–Madison), where he earned a degree in business administration. As a student, he served as president of Chi Phi fraternity, enrolled in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and was named one of the "ten most outstanding senior men." In 1962, he married fellow student Lynnette Estes, with whom he had four children.[4] Friess was a born-again Christian.[5]
Personal style
Friess in his western-style outfit
Friess often joked about his wealth in public appearances, while at the same time drawing attention to his financial status.[6] In early 2020, he said on his website that his business was worth $15 billion,[7] although in 2012 he had told a reporter that he was not a billionaire.[8] Estimates at that time placed his wealth in the hundreds of millions.[9] At an event to celebrate Friess' 70th birthday, he gave away $7.7 million to the guests' favorite charities.[6] He typically wore a cowboy hat in public. He embraced the Western image as part of moving to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in 1992. He said he made the move because Wyoming's lack of an income tax helped him avoid "increasingly onerous" taxes in Pennsylvania.[6] Progressive website ThinkProgress reported Friess was funding Islamophobic campaigns,[10] while he also made statements for moderate gay rights, citing them as an issue of religious liberty.[11] During a media interview, when asked on the issue of birth control, he said women should simply put an aspirin between their knees rather than take birth control.[12]
Career
After graduating from college, Friess trained to be an infantry platoon leader and served as the intelligence officer for the 1st Guided Missile Brigade at Fort Bliss, Texas. In 1965, he began his investment career, joining the Brittingham family-controlled NYSE member firm in Wilmington, Delaware, where he eventually rose to the position of Director of Research.[4][13][14]
In 1974, Friess and his wife launched their own investment management firm, Friess Associates, LLC. Although success came slowly in its early years, the firm grew to over $15.7 billion in assets managed. Forbes named the Brandywine Fund, a Friess Associates flagship that boasted an average of 20% annual gains in the decade ending in 1990, as one of the decade's top performers.[15]
In 2001, Friess Associates partnered with Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), an asset-management firm, to facilitate succession planning and to spread ownership among its partners. AMG acquired a majority interest in Friess Associates in October 2001 and held a 70% interest as of September 2011. A broad group of Friess partners, including senior management and researchers, held 20% equity ownership, while the Friess family retained 10%.[16] The company was purchased by its employees in 2013.[17]
Political activism
Excerpt from a pro-Santorum newspaper advertisement funded by Friess ahead of the 2012 Wisconsin primaryFriess speaking at CPAC 2013
Friess donated $250,000 to Rick Santorum's re-election campaign in 2006, and at least that amount to the Republican Governors' Association.[22] Friess largely funded Santorum's unsuccessful campaign for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.[20] Friess was instrumental in keeping Santorum's flagging campaign alive by financing a super PAC, the Red, White and Blue Fund, which ran television advertisements on behalf of Santorum, who was unable to run a television campaign with his own funds.[23] According to campaign filings with the Federal Election Commission, Friess's contributions to the Red, White and Blue Fund amounted to more than 40% of its total assets, or $331,000 as of December 31, 2011.[24][25]
In the wake of the 2012 New Hampshire Republican primary, and before the South Carolina primary, Friess told Politico that he was "putting together a challenge grant to encourage other wealthy donors to give to the Red, White and Blue Fund, ... he said [the fund] received a $1 million check" the day after the New Hampshire vote.[26] The million-dollar donation was conveyed in four checks between November 2011 and January 2012.[25]
While being interviewed by NBC correspondent Andrea Mitchell regarding contraception, Friess said, "And this contraceptive thing, my gosh, it's so – it's such – inexpensive, you know, back in my days, they used Bayer Aspirin for contraception. The gals put it between their knees and it wasn't that costly."[25][31]
Friess was also an advisor to Turning Point USA, a conservative youth organization to which he donated seed money.[32]
In October 2017, Friess said he was exploring a possible candidacy for the Senate challenging Wyoming Senator John Barrasso for the Republican nomination,[33] at the request of Steve Bannon.[34] However, in April 2018, he instead decided to enter the crowded Republican field to replace term-limited Governor Matt Mead. Friess was defeated in the primary, coming in second to State Treasurer Mark Gordon by 38,951 votes (33%) to 29,842 (25.3%).[34]
Philanthropy
Friess and his wife ran the Friess Family Foundation, which declares its activities as including the support of Christian mobile medical services, sponsoring Water Mission's work to provide clean water in Malawi, and donating to relief and recovery efforts following natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, the 2004 Indonesian tsunami, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[35]
Friess sponsored a matching grant program to raise $2 million for relief efforts for the 2004 Indonesian tsunami and traveled to the areas most affected by the earthquake and tsunami in order to speak with local church and organization leaders to identify the best efforts to support.[36] He sponsored another matching grant for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, raising more than $4 million.[36]
He supported a YMCA development in Maryvale, Arizona, along with several local mentoring and ministry programs.[37] He was the principal donor behind the Friess Family Community Campus, a $3.7 million complex equipped with football, baseball, softball fields, and a track at Rice Lake High School in his hometown.[38]
Friess also gained fame when news of his 70th birthday party spread.[39] At the lavish event he announced he would give one charity nominated by his guests $70,000. He surprised his guests by giving each of their favorite charities $70,000, totaling over $7 million.[6] In addition, Friess was the primary donor to a Classical Christian school, Jackson Hole Classical Academy, located in Jackson, Wyoming.
According to his website, Friess began in 2016 to support Rachel's Challenge, a non-profit organization started in the name of Rachel Scott, the first victim of the Columbine High School massacre, by matching all donations up to $100,000.[47] Following the 2018 Parkland shooting, in a USA Today op-ed, Friess issued a $2.5 million challenge grant to groups like Sandy Hook Promise and Rachel's Challenge.[48][49]
^"Foster's Listening Tour - Foster Friess". FosterFriess.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Over 40 years of building and managing a $15 billion business, I never forgot who's money I was investing
^Dan Eggen & T.W. Farnam, Super PAC donors revealed: Who are the power players in the GOP primary?, Washington Post (February 21, 2012): "Friess has been a longtime fixture in GOP political circles, giving millions of dollars to, among others, the Republican Governors Association and groups headed by the conservative Koch brothers."
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