Paul Foster
Chairman, Western Refining
$1.66B
$501K
as of 10/03/24
About Paul Foster
Oil refiner Tesoro bought Paul Foster's Western Refining for $6.4 billion in 2017; the combined company was renamed Andeavor.
In April 2018, Marathon announced it would buy Andeavor for $23.3 billion; the deal later closed in October.
As a teenager Paul Foster got his start welding pipes, digging ditches, and cleaning tanks in oil fields.
A graduate of Baylor University and a registered CPA, Foster handled the books for small oil refineries across the Southwest.
He and his partners took over bankrupt El Paso Refining in 1992. He bought out his partners five years later.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Oil refiningResidence
El Paso, TexasMarital status
MarriedBirth date
10/08/57 (age 66)Number of children
2Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Baylor UniversitySelf-made
self-madePaul Foster’s fortune is worth
28K
troy ounces of gold
25K
median U.S. household
17K
median U.S. income
0.033%
U.S. credit card volume
0.007%
GDP of the United States
0.005%
United States debt
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He is a part owner of the El Paso Chihuahuas, a Triple-A baseball team, and is working towards bringing a new stadium to the city.
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NYSE | ANDV-US
AndeavorNYSE | MPC-US
Marathon PetroleumNYSE | MPLX-US
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