Richard Kinder
Chairman and CEO, Kinder Morgan
$9.85B
as of 10/04/24
About Richard Kinder
Richard Kinder chairs oil and gas pipeline giant Kinder Morgan, the largest U.S. energy infrastructure firm, 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 2015, Kinder donated $25 million to the University of Missouri to support studies of the U.S. constitution.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
PipelinesResidence
Houston, TexasMarital status
MarriedBirth date
10/19/44 (age 79)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
164K
troy ounces of gold
152K
median U.S. household
98K
median U.S. income
0.197%
U.S. credit card volume
0.039%
GDP of the United States
0.029%
United States debt
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