Frank VanderSloot
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Nutrition, wellness products
- Industry
- Fashion & Retail
- Residence
- Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Education
- Brigham Young University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 14
Biography
Frank VanderSloot founded and runs Melaleuca, which makes more than 450 products ranging from health supplements to eco-friendly household cleaners.
Melaleuca sells direct from the factory to more than one million consumers every month through its online store.
Born into a poor farming family, VanderSloot ran the farm while his father worked a railroad job, then lived in a laundromat to pay his way through school.
He is a major landowner -- with an estimated 148,000 acres across Idaho, Utah and Montana -- and he runs a leading purebred angus cattle operation.
He is also an active political donor, giving millions to Republicans. He was a national finance co-chair for Mitt Romney's two presidential bids.
About
VanderSloot is an avid indoor rower and holds six world records.
In 2019, VanderSloot started what is now a $1 million fund to help Idahoans defend themselves from aggressive medical debt collection tactics.