Randal J. Kirk
$1.4B
as of 10/04/24
About Randal J. Kirk
Randal Kirk, a former practicing attorney, is chairman of venture capital and private equity firm Third Security, LLC.
In 2020, he stepped down as CEO of biotech firm Precigen (formerly Intrexon), but was appointed executive chairman.
He achieved his first entrepreneurial success with an injectable drug and vaccine distributor, which he eventually sold for $145 million.
His investments have made waves for innovative products, like apples that never brown and a genetically modified species of salmon.
Kirk sold greeting cards door-to-door when he was 9 years old, and claims he had an 85% close rate.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
PharmaceuticalsResidence
Manalapan, FloridaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
03/01/54 (age 70)Number of children
3Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Radford; Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of VirginiaSelf-made
self-madeRandal J. Kirk’s fortune is worth
23K
troy ounces of gold
21K
median U.S. household
14K
median U.S. income
0.028%
U.S. credit card volume
0.006%
GDP of the United States
0.004%
United States debt
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Kirk's father was a master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force.
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