Chris Gardner

For other people named Chris Gardner, see Chris Gardner (disambiguation).

Chris Gardner
Gardner in September 2011
Born
Christopher Paul Gardner

(1954-02-09) February 9, 1954
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation
  • Businessman, motivational speaker, stockbroker
Known forThe Pursuit of Happyness
Children2

Christopher Paul Gardner, Sr. (born February 9, 1954) is an American businessman and motivational speaker. He became a stockbroker in the mid-1980s and eventually founded his own brokerage firm, Gardner Rich & Co, in 1987. In 2006, Gardner sold his minority stake in the firm and published a memoir. The book was later made into the motion picture The Pursuit of Happyness.

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