As of this writing, there are approximately 2,755 billionaires in the world. Of those 2,755, roughly 724 live in the United States. And up until recently, not one called the great state of New Mexico home.
Ray Corio is the 59-year-old founder of Array Technologies. As of this writing his $1.1 billion net worth officially makes him the 2,524
Corio moved to Albuquerque from New Jersey in 1979 and founded Array in 1989 at the age of 28 with $16,000 of his own money. Array Technologies is one of the world s largest manufacturers of ground-mounting systems that are used in solar energy projects. Corio s company controls 30% of the solar tracker market in the United States.