Portrait of Pauline MacMillan Keinath

Rank #345

Pauline MacMillan Keinath

Net worth $9.8B

Cargill · United States

Born
Jan 01, 1934
Age
92
Source
Cargill
Residence
St. Louis, Missouri
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Pauline MacMillan Keinath is believed to be the largest shareholder of Cargill, the largest food company in the world, with an estimated 13% stake.
  • Her late brother Whitney MacMillan was the last member of the family to serve as CEO of the business. He retired in 1995.
  • Her great-grandfather, W.W. Cargill, founded the business as a single grain warehouse on the end of an Iowa railroad line in 1865.
  • The family still owns roughly 90% of Cargill, which did $154 billion in 2025 sales across food, agriculture, financial and industrial divisions.