Portrait of Robert Pender

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Robert Pender

Net worth $12.5B

oil & gas · United States

Born
Jun 06, 1953
Age
72
Source
oil & gas
Residence
Falls Church, Virginia
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
3
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Bob Pender cofounded liquified natural gas exporter Venture Global with former investment banker Mike Sabel in 2013.
  • Together they own more than 80% of the company, which went public at a nearly $60 billion valuation in January 2025.
  • Pender and Sabel serve as Venture Global's executive co-chairmen. They worked together as co-CEOs until 2020 when Pender retired from the role and Sabel became sole chief executive.
  • Pender previously practiced law for 28 years and specialized in alternative energy project financings. He worked on more than $35 billion of deals in the sector.
  • Pender is married to a niece of President John F. Kennedy.

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