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Name

Randal Kirk

Primary Residence

Lake Worth, Florida

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Radford | Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of Virginia

Citizenship

United States

Forbes Self Made Score

Source Of Wealth

pharmaceuticals, Self Made

Net Worth

$2,300,000,000

Forbes Profile

https://www.forbes.com/profile/randal-kirk7

Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:

877

Forbes Philanthropy Score

Forbes List Rank One: Title

#877 Billionaires 2019

Forbes List Rank One: Link

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

Forbes List Rank Two: Title

#271 Forbes 400 2018

Forbes List Rank Two: Link

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

Summary

Randal Kirk, a former practicing attorney, is the chief executive of biotech conglomerate Intrexon.He achieved his first entrepreneurial success with an injectable drug and vaccine distributor, which eventually sold for $145 million.Intrexon has made waves for its innovative products, like apples that never brown and a genetically modified species of salmon.In June 2018 it announced a partnership with the Gates Foundation to develop a "self-limiting" strain of mosquitoes that will help combat malaria.

Did you know?

Kirk's father was a drill sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. Kirk previously lived on a farm in Virginia, where he was an avid falconer.

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Number of Children

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randal_J._Kirk