Margarita Louis-Dreyfus & family

President, Louis Dreyfus SAS

$5.46B

as of 07/05/24

About Margarita Louis-Dreyfus & family

Margarita Louis-Dreyfus is the majority owner and chairwoman of agricultural commodities giant Louis-Dreyfus.

Her husband Robert Louis-Dreyfus died of leukemia in 2009, leaving her a 69.6% stake in the now 167-year-old business.

She reportedly pledged her shares to take out a $1 billion loan in 2019 to buy out minority stakes owned by family members.

In 2016, she sold French soccer team Olympique Marseille to former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, but held onto a 5% stake.

That same year, she gave birth to twins at age 53. Her reported partner is Philipp Hildebrand, vice chairman of BlackRock.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Switzerland

Source of wealth

Commodities

Residence

Davos, Switzerland

Marital status

Widowed

Birth date

06/01/62 (age 62)

Number of children

Self-made

inherited