Rank #589
Elizabeth Uihlein
Net worth $6.7B
Packaging materials · United States
- Born
- Jul 07, 1945
- Age
- 80
- Source
- Packaging materials
- Residence
- Lake Forest, Illinois
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Elizabeth Uihlein is president of Uline, one of North America's biggest distributors of shipping, packaging and industrial supplies.
- Headquartered in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, $8.1 billion (est. revenue) Uline sells more than 43,000 products via its 900+ page catalog to businesses nationwide.
- Elizabeth (Liz) and her husband, Richard (Dick), started Uline in their basement in 1980; it now has 9,000 employees.
- Together, the couple has given about $400 million over the years backing conservative candidates in federal races, according to FEC filings, making them one of the top donors in the United States.
- The duo shelled out more than $140 million in the 2023-2024 election cycle. Originally Ron DeSantis supporters, they shifted to Trump after the Republican primary.
- Her husband Richard is a descendant of the Schlitz Brewing dynasty; his brother Steve is vice president at Uline.
- In company catalogs, Liz writes letters that often pose provocative political questions: Is America in decline? Are we spending too much on welfare programs?
- Forbes ranks Uline as one of the top 100 biggest private companies in the U.S.