Born and raised in Hawaii, Robert Kiyosaki is a fourth generation Japanese-American. After graduating from college in New York, Robert joined the Marine Corps and served in Vietnam as an officer and helicopter gunship pilot.
Following the war, Robert worked for the Xerox Corporation in sales. In 1977, he started a company that brought the first nylon Velcro 'surfer wallets' to market. And in 1985 he founded an international education company that taught business and investing to tens of thousands of students throughout the world.
In 1994 Robert sold his business and retired at the age of 47.
During his short-lived retirement, Robert, in collaboration with co-author Sharon Lechter, a C.P.A., and his business partner, wrote the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Soon after he wrote Rich Dad's CASHFLOW® Quadrant, Rich Dad's Guide to Investing, Rich Kid, Smart Kid, and Reture Young, retire Rich — all of which earned spots on the bestseller lists of the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, The New York Times, eTrade.com, amazon.com and others.
Robert's newest book — Rich Dad's Prophecy — was released in October 2002 and has climbed to the top of Business Bestseller Lists. He is currently working on the electronic version of his CASHFLOW® 101 board game, which is slated for release in 2003
Prior to becoming a best-selling author, Robert created the educational board game — CASHFLOW® 101 — to teach individuals the financial strategies that his Rich Dad spent years teaching him. It was those financial strategies that allowed Robert to retire at the age of 47.
Today, work is underway on an electronic version of the CASHFLOW® 101 board game that will provide world-wide interactive participation in the Rich dad journey to financial freedom and fuel Rich Dad's initiatives in impacting financial literacy and furthering of its mission. In 2001, the first of the series of Rich Dad's Advisors books was launched. This team of professionals supports Robert's belief that business and investing are team sports.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids — That You Can Learn Too