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Name

Jeffery Hildebrand

Primary Residence

Houston, Texas

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, The University of Texas at Austin | Master of Science, The University of Texas at Austin

Citizenship

United States

Forbes Self Made Score

Source Of Wealth

oil, Self Made

Net Worth

$2,100,000,000

Forbes Profile

https://www.forbes.com/profile/jeffery-hildebrand

Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:

745

Forbes Philanthropy Score

Forbes List Rank One: Title

#745 Billionaires 2019

Forbes List Rank One: Link

https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/

Forbes List Rank Two: Title

#179 Forbes 400 2018

Forbes List Rank Two: Link

https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/

Summary

Jeffrey Hildebrand cofounded Hilcorp in 1990; he later bought out his partner for $500 million. Former Exxon geologist has specialized in reinvigorating old oil and gas fields like in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska. He has built Hilcorp into America's biggest privately owned oil company (by production volumes). In 2015 Hildebrand gave each of his 1,400 employees a $100,000 bonus after they doubled the size of his company in five years.

Did you know?

In Aspen, Colo. Hildebrand owns a 1,000-acre ranch that used to belong to singer John Denver. Hildebrand funded a $32 million equestrian center at Texas A&M.

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Number of Children

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_Hildebrand