Meyer also is an instrument-rated jet pilot and has trained in aerobatics. She is credited with helping bring the 2002 Equestrian World Games and the 2004 Equestrian Olympics to California. She competes nationally and internationally in horse jumping competitions, and was recently elected a director of the U.S. Meyer was raised in Switzerland and graduated from Menlo College and San Diego State University. She is on the board of trustees of the Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad and is a director of the Aqualia Foundation. She is the current board chair of Feeding San Diego, an affiliate of Feeding America, which she co-founded in 2007. The family still owns about 88 percent of the company, though no family members are active in the management of the company, which according to Forbes had revenue of $107 billion in 2016. She owns about 11 percent of the company, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Meyer is a fifth-generation family shareholder of Cargill, a Wayzata, Minn.-based commodities conglomerate believed to be the largest privately held company in the U.S. The event at the Del Mar Fairgrounds has included high-profile entertainment Chicago and Jason Mraz. The most noteworthy exception is the annual “Sunset Soiree,” an event she has hosted for the past five years to benefit Feeding San Diego. who lives in Rancho Santa Fe, continues to keep a low profile in the region. Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer, an heiress to the agribusiness Cargill Inc. It’s a snapshot of prominent philanthropists, political donors and power brokers. It includes individuals and families that helped build this community and its innovative tech companies. We publish this because it shows a cross-section of the county’s key industries and inspiring success stories, from executives at promising life science companies to fast-growing craft brewers. Many of the wealthiest people in San Diego closely guard their financial information. We know this list is incomplete in many cases, there is not enough information to make a credible estimation. A few individuals cooperated with us to provide guidance for our estimates most declined or did not respond. The Wealthiest San Diegans list includes individuals with a primary residence in San Diego County.Įstimates of net worth are based on information gathered from shareholder disclosures and stakeholder filings, credible published wealth reports such as Forbes and Bloomberg, wealth intelligence sources, and trusted sources. Source of Wealth: Heir to Cargill company founders
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