<Tr> <Th> Known for </Th> <Td> 5 - hour Energy brand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Net worth </Th> <Td> USD $4.0 billion (2013) </Td> </Tr> <P> Manoj Bhargava is an Indian American businessman and philanthropist . He is the founder and CEO of Innovations Ventures LLC (dba Living Essentials LLC), the company known for producing the 5 - hour Energy drink . By 2012 the brand had grown to do an estimated $1 billion in sales . In 2015, Bhargava pledged 99% of his net worth to improving the well - being of the world's less fortunate . </P> <P> Bhargava was born in Lucknow (in the state of Uttar Pradesh), India in 1953, and in 1967, moved with his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States . Bhargava's father attended the Wharton School of Business in pursuit of a doctorate degree, while his son won a math scholarship to an "elite private academy" called The Hill School . After high school graduation, Bhargava attended Princeton University for one year in 1972 . </P>

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