Barbara Boehringer

$6.49B

as of 08/10/26

About Barbara Boehringer

Barbara Boehringer is an heir to the Boehringer Ingelheim fortune, best known as the world's largest privately-owned pharmaceutical company.

The German company was founded in 1885 by Albert Boehringer with just 28 employees who produced ingredients for pharmacies.

By the time of the founder's death, Boehringer Ingelheim employed 1,500 people. Today it boasts a workforce of 53,000 and has a presence in 130 markets.

Some of the company's most famous drugs now treat COPD, anti-coagulation and type 2 diabetes.

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Citizenship

Germany

Source of wealth

Pharmaceuticals

Residence

Ingelheim, Germany

Birth date

05/12/72 (age 54)

Self-made

inherited