
Jeffery Hildebrand
$7.23B
as of 02/18/25
About Jeffery Hildebrand
Jeffrey Hildebrand cofounded Hilcorp in 1990; he later bought out his partner for $500 million.
In 2020 Hilcorp finalized the $5.6 billion acquisition of BP's assets in Alaska.
He has built Hilcorp into America's biggest privately owned oil company (by production volumes).
In 2015, Hildebrand gave each of his 1,400 employees a $100,000 bonus after they doubled the size of his company in five years.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
OilResidence
Houston, TexasMarital status
MarriedBirth date
03/05/59 (age 65)Number of children
3Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, The University of Texas at Austin; Master of Science, The University of Texas at AustinSelf-made
self-madeJeffery Hildebrand’s fortune is worth

120K
troy ounces of gold

111K
median U.S. household

72K
median U.S. income

0.145%
U.S. credit card volume

0.029%
GDP of the United States

0.021%
United States debt
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Did you know?
In Aspen, Colo. Hildebrand owns a 1,000-acre ranch that used to belong to singer John Denver.
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