Portrait of Stewart Rahr

Rank #1005

Stewart Rahr

Net worth $4.3B

Drug distribution · United States

Born
Feb 18, 1946
Age
80
Source
Drug distribution
Residence
New York, New York
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Divorced
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, New York University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Stewart Rahr expanded Kinray, a pharmaceutical distributor his father founded in 1944, and sold it to Cardinal Health in 2010 for $1.3 billion.
  • Rahr is known for his extravagant lifestyle, which he funds through conservative investments in private equity, hedge funds and natural resources.
  • After getting a bachelor's degree in history at NYU, he briefly attended NYU Law before dropping out to run the family business.
  • He has a sizable art collection that includes works by Picasso, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons and Alexander Calder.
  • He has donated over $25 million to Make-A-Wish, a nation-wide nonprofit that grants the wishes of critically ill children.
  • Rahr calls himself "Stewie Rah Rah No. 1 King of All Fun."