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Richard Kinder
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Pipelines
- Industry
- Energy
- Residence
- Houston, Texas
- Organization
- Chairman and CEO at Kinder Morgan
- Education
- University of Missouri (Bachelor of Arts/Science)University of Missouri (Doctor of Jurisprudence)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 1
Assets
- Kinder Morgan Inc258,087,000 shares @ --KMI-US
Biography
Richard Kinder chairs oil and gas pipeline giant Kinder Morgan, one of the largest U.S. energy infrastructure firms, which owns or operates 79,000 miles of pipeline.
He cofounded Kinder Morgan in 1997 after stepping down as president of energy and commodities firm Enron Corp.
Kinder stepped down as CEO of Kinder Morgan in 2015.
His Kinder Foundation funds education, urban green space and quality of life initiatives in Houston.
In May 2025, he and his wife pledged $150 million to Texas Children's Hospital and MD Anderson to create the Kinder Children's Cancer Center, with the goal of ending childhood cancer.