- Category:
- Richest Business › Richest Billionaires
- Net Worth:
- $10 Billion
- Birthplace:
- Texas, United States
- Gender:
- Male
- Profession:
- Founder, chairman and CEO, Hilcorp Energy Company
- Nationality:
- American
What is Jeffery Hildebrand's Net Worth?
Jeffery Hildebrand is an American businessman who has a net worth of $10 billion. That makes him one of the richest people in Texas. A resident of Houston, Texas, Jeffery Hildebrand earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Texas at Austin, where he majored in Geology and Petroleum Engineering. After graduation, he worked for American Energy Capital Corporation and for Exxon, before launching his own company, Hilcorp Energy Company in 1989. His company has grown exponentially over the years, and he bought out his partner, Thomas Hook, for $500 million in 2003.
He also made a $1.4 billion sale to Marathon Oil. He owns multiple oil fields in Alaska, shale in Ohio, and was able to give all of his employees, a $50,000 bonus in 2010. He regularly donates to Houston area artistic organizations, and also to the Republican Party. He sits on the boards of multiple energy organizations all around the south.
