Rank #614
Albert Boehringer
Net worth $6.5B
Pharmaceuticals · Germany
- Born
- Jan 12, 1941
- Age
- 85
- Source
- Pharmaceuticals
- Residence
- Ingelheim
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Marital status
- Children
- 0
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Albert Boehringer derives his fortune from Boehringer Ingelheim, the world's largest privately-held pharmaceutical company founded by his grandfather with just 28 employees.
- Founded in 1885 in Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany (and still headquartered there), its entrepreneurial roots date as far back to 1817.
- The company employs 53,000 people worldwide and has a presence in 130 markets.
- Some of its most well-known drugs include those that treat COPD, anti-coagulation and type 2 diabetes.
- Albert along with 14 members of the family own equal parts of the company; they are part of the third, fourth or fifth generation.