John Menard Jr

Founder, Menard, Inc.

$22.01B

$574M (-2.5%)

as of 07/02/24

About John Menard Jr

John Menard's home improvement retailer Menards brings in an estimated $13 billion in sales from more than 300 stores.

His stores, which compete with Home Depot and Lowe's, are concentrated in the middle of the U.S., from Wyoming to Ohio.

Menard first started a construction business in 1958, 20 years before Home Depot launched.

Menard has developed a reputation for keeping a tight grip on his business, requiring even top executives to punch a time clock every morning.

Menard sponsored the winning car at the 2019 Indy 500, his first win in nearly 40 years of involvement in racing.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Home improvement stores

Residence

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Marital status

Married

Birth date

01/22/40 (age 84)

Number of children

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

Self-made

self-made

John Menard Jr’s fortune is worth

367K

troy ounces of gold

339K

median U.S. household

220K

median U.S. income

0.44%

U.S. credit card volume

0.088%

GDP of the United States

0.065%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

Menard, who already had his own business making agricultural buildings, turned down a job at IBM when he graduated college in 1963.