Who Is Stockton Rush? His Wiki Details, Wife, Net Worth

The businessman and explorer, Stockton Rush, along with four other passengers and crew did not return from their expedition. Moreover, when the vessel did not return, it prompted a search by the Coast Guard for the missing research submarine. As per records, the passengers in the vessel were British billionaire explorer Hamish Harding, renowned French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, and Sulaiman Dawood.

Stockton Rush Wikipedia Details

Who Is Stockton Rush? Biography & Parents Details

Stockton Rush is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder (2009) of OceanGate Inc, who was sued by a Florida couple and had him misleading them about their trip to visit the wreck and refusing to refund their $210,258. Moreover, he along with other four occupants went missing after a 22-foot vessel lost contact with a surface ship during a North Atlantic dive. At the same time, Stockton Rush is yet to have a Wikipedia page.

Stockton Rush was born Richard Stockton Rush to his mother, Ellen Davies Rush, and his father, Stockton Rush Jr, in California, USA. As per records, his father was chairman of the Peregrine Oil and Gas Company in Burlingame, California, and the Natomas Company in San Francisco. As per records, her parents were separated and his father was married to his stepmother, Nancy Stewart Rush. As per records, he grew up along with his two sisters, Deborah and Catherine.

Stockton Rush was born somewhere in 1962, which makes him 61 years old as of 2023. However, there is no information regarding when he enjoys celebrating his birthday and what his zodiac or birth sign is. Meanwhile, as he was born in California, USA, he holds American nationality. Other than that, Stockton Rush comes from a family of a mixed ethnic background and follows Christianity as his religion.

After graduating from high school in his hometown, Stockton Rush went to Princeton University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering in 1984. Eventually, he went to the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, and graduated with a master's degree in Business Administration. At the age of 61, Stockton Rush looks fabulous in his height of 5 feet and 9 inches with a decent weight.

Stockton Rush Married Life

Stockton Rush is a married man and has a wife named Wendy Weil Rush. The couple has been married for around 37 years, as they got married on 5 July 1986. As per records, his wife, a licensed pilot, is a former substitute teacher in the Lancaster school system and an account manager with Ladd Associates. Meanwhile, the couple has always remained private about their married life and doesn't talk much about it in the public media.

For around 37 years of marriage, Stockton Rush is the father to his one son and his one daughter. However, there is no information regarding his kids and the names aren't available in the public media. As per records, the family currently lives in Seattle, Washington.

Stockton Rush Career & Net Worth Insights

Stockton Rush has been a co-founder and member of the Board of Trustees of OceanGate Foundation since 2012. Prior to that, he became the youngest jet transport-rated pilot in the world when he obtained his DC-8 Type/Captain’s rating at the United Airlines Jet Training Institute in 1981. Other than that, Rush joined the McDonnell Douglas Corporation as a Flight Test Engineer on the F-15 program in 1984. Furthermore, he has written numerous engineering articles on crewed submersible vehicles.

Even after running a profitable business, Stockton Rush's net worth hasn't been properly documented to date. However, it is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars as of 2023. As per records, his company's topper trip to explore the Titanic for eight days in 2018 cost $105,129.