- Source of Wealth: Businessman and Snowboarder
- Age: 65
- Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
- Marital Status: Married (Donna Carpenter)
- Full Name: Jake Burton Carpenter
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: April 29, 1954
- Occupation: Co-Owner and Founder of the Burton Corporation
- Education: New York University
- Children: 2 (George and Timothy)
American snowboarder and founder of Burton Snowboards, Jake Burton Carpenter has an estimated net worth of $100 million. Carpenter continues to run the Burton company, a manufacturer of snowboards. Founded by Jake Burton Carpenter in 1977, the company specializes in a product line aimed at snowboarders: snowboards, bindings, boots, outerwear, and accessories. Some of Burton’s many accomplishments include; the 2007 online advertising campaign by the Wall Street Journal that featured celebrity readers. He was born on April 29, 1954, in New York City; however, he grew up in Cedarhurst, New York. He attended high school at the Brooks School North Andover, Massachusetts, however, he graduated from The Marvelwood School in Cornwall, CT. He later attended the University of Colorado located in Boulder, Colorado. He later graduated from New York University with a degree in economics.