Rank #2094
Gary Chouest & family
Net worth $2.0B
Shipping · United States
- Born
- Jul 28, 1944
- Age
- 81
- Source
- Shipping
- Residence
- Cut Off, Louisiana
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 5
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Gary Chouest is the owner and president of Louisiana-based Edison Chouest Offshore, which owns more than 200 offshore vessels for the oil & gas and wind power industries.
- The firm was founded by his father, Edison Chouest (d. 2008), in 1960. Besides the vessels, it also owns shipyards and ports in Brazil, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi.
- He also owns a stake in Louisiana-based shipbuilder Bollinger Shipyard Group, which makes vessels for the U.S. Coast Guard.
- His other holdings include yacht manufacturers Westport and American Custom Yachts plus Norwegian offshore supply vessel firm Island Offshore.