T Boone Pickens's Profile: Thomas Boone Pickens, Jr. (born May 22, 1928) is an American businessman who chairs the private equity firm BP Capital Management. He was a well-known takeover artist during the 1980s. With an estimated current net worth of around $2.5 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the 131-richest person in America and ranked #369 in the World.