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Rank #453

Kelcy Warren

Net worth $8.0B

Pipelines · United States

Born
Nov 09, 1955
Age
70
Source
Pipelines
Residence
Dallas, Texas
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
1
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Texas Arlington

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Kelcy Warren cofounded pipeline company Energy Transfer in 1996.
  • Warren, who launched the company with fellow billionaire Ray Davis, stepped down as CEO in 2020 but remains executive chairman.
  • Energy Transfer is one of the largest energy companies in the U.S., operating about 130,000 miles of pipeline for oil and natural gas.
  • In 2017, despite protests, Energy Transfer finished building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline after an executive order by President Donald Trump.
  • Warren began his career in energy sweeping out warehouses for Sun Oil, where his father was a supply clerk.
  • When he was young, Warren spent summers working with his dad as a welder's assistant on Sun Pipeline in Texas.
  • Warren donated a total of $30 million to build a 5-acre park in his hometown of Dallas, The Klyde Warren Park, named after his only son.

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