Rank #582
Richard Uihlein
Net worth $6.8B
Packaging materials · United States
- Born
- Aug 27, 1945
- Age
- 80
- Source
- Packaging materials
- Residence
- Lake Forest, Illinois
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, Stanford University
Net worth over time
Biography
- Richard Uihlein is the CEO 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.
- Richard (Dick) and his wife Elizabeth (Liz) started Uline in their basement in 1980; it now has 9,000 employees.
- Together, the couple has given around $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.
- Richard is a descendant of the Schlitz Brewing dynasty; his brother Steve is vice president at Uline.
- Forbes ranks Uline as one of the top 100 biggest private companies in the U.S.