STEVE FOSSETJames Stephen "Steve" Fossett (April 22, 1944- September 3, 2007) was an American businessman a sailor, and adventurer. Fossett's interest in adventure began early. As a Boy Scout, he grew up climbing the mountains of California, beginning with the San Jacinto Mountains.
Steve Fossett was well known for his world records and adventures in balloons, sailboats, gliders, and powered aircraft. On February 21, 1995, Fossett landed in leader, Saskachewan, Canada, after taking off from South Korea, becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.
In 1968, Fossett received an MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Fossett then became a successful salesman in Chicago, first for Merrill Lynch in 1973, he began working in 1976 for Drexel Burnham, which assigned him one of its memberships on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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