Richard Kinder
Chairman and CEO, Kinder Morgan
$12.63B
as of 02/16/26
About Richard Kinder
Richard Kinder chairs oil and gas pipeline giant Kinder Morgan, one of the largest U.S. energy infrastructure firms, which owns or operates 79,000 miles of pipeline.
He cofounded Kinder Morgan in 1997 after stepping down as president of energy and commodities firm Enron Corp.
Kinder stepped down as CEO of Kinder Morgan in 2015.
His Kinder Foundation funds education, urban green space and quality of life initiatives in Houston.
In May 2025, he and his wife pledged $150 million to Texas Children's Hospital and MD Anderson to create the Kinder Children's Cancer Center, with the goal of ending childhood cancer.
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Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
PipelinesResidence
Houston, TexasMarital status
MarriedBirth date
10/19/44 (age 81)Number of children
1Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Missouri; Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of MissouriSelf-made
self-madeRichard Kinder’s fortune is worth
210K
troy ounces of gold
194K
median U.S. household
126K
median U.S. income
0.253%
U.S. credit card volume
0.051%
GDP of the United States
0.037%
United States debt
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