This document provides biographical information about T. Boone Pickens. It outlines that he was born in 1928 in Oklahoma and grew up there and in Texas. He attended Texas A&M University and Oklahoma State University, where he later made a record-setting donation of half a billion dollars. The document discusses Pickens' career in the oil industry, where he worked for Philips Petroleum and founded Mesa Petroleum, becoming known as a "corporate raider" through acquiring many large companies. It notes some of his career achievements, including being named one of the richest people in the US and world.