Portrait of Mathias Boehringer

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Mathias Boehringer

Net worth $6.5B

Pharmaceuticals · Germany

Born
Dec 17, 1968
Age
57
Source
Pharmaceuticals
Residence
Ingelheim
Citizenship
Germany
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Mathias Boehringer owes his fortune to pharma giant Boehringer Ingelheim, the largest private player in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Founded in 1885 by Albert Boehringer with 28 employees, the company got its start by making ingredients for pharmacies, textile merchants and the food industry.
  • Today Boehringer Ingelheim employs 53,000 people and has a presence in 130 markets.
  • Mathias along with 14 members of the family -- all in the third, fourth or fifth generation -- own equal parts of the company.