Born and raised in Hawaii, Robert is fourth-generation Japanese-American. He comes from a prominent family of educators. His father was the head of education for the State of Hawaii. After high school, Robert was educated in New York. Upon graduation, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and went to Vietnam as an officer and a helicopter gunship pilot. Returning from war, Robert went to work for the Xerox Corporation and in 1977 started a company that brought to market the first nylon and Velcro “surfer” wallets, which grew into a mega-million dollar worldwide product. In 1985 Robert founded an international education company that taught business and investing to tens of thousands of students throughout the world. Source:richerdaddy.com