John Hull Dobbs Jr is an American businessman who is the president and founder of Dobbs Equity Partners LLC of Memphis, Tennessee.

Early life

He is the son of John Hull Dobbs Sr, and grandson of James K. Dobbs, who owned car dealerships and restaurant and airline catering businesses. Dobbs graduated from the private

Memphis University School , motto_translation = Truth and Honor , streetaddress = 6191 Park Avenue , city = Memphis , state = Tennessee , zipcode = 38119 , province = , country = United States , coordinates ...

in 1985. He earned a bachelor's degree from

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

, and an MBA from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School.

Career

In 1998, the Dobbs Automotive Group was the third-largest car dealer in the US when it sold its 22 dealerships to

AutoNation AutoNation is an American automotive retailer based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which provides new and pre-owned vehicles and associated services in the United States. The company was founded by Wayne Huizenga in 1996, starting with twelve Aut ...

for $200 million in stock.

Philanthropy

John and Katherine Dobbs are philanthropists known for funding educational initiatives. In 2012, The Children's Museum of Memphis named their campus "The John and Katherine Dobbs Family Center" following a donation from the couple. Further contributions to exhibits at the museum include th
H2Oh! Splash Park
A water park designed to promote problem solving and language development. Katherine and John also funded the educational farm at Hutchinson school for girls. The farm augments academic studies on topics such as the human impact on animal habitats, and deforestation.

Personal life

Dobbs has always lived in Memphis, is married to Katherine Stobbs from Atlanta, and as of 2011 they had two children. They have donated to the

Hutchison School Hutchison School is a private, independent college preparatory day school for girls age 2 through 12th grade located in Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest p ...

, and they have two daughters enrolled there. On January 5, 2021, Dobbs flew some of his friends from Memphis to Washington, DC, on his eight-seat Bombardier Challenger 300 private jet, allegedly in connection with a '' Stop the Steal'' rally. The passengers were Dobbs, George Zanone III, Carter Campbell Sr., Vince Smith and his wife, Kaki Valerius Smith, brothers Dan and Bob McEwan, and an unidentified man.

References

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