James Cargill, II.

James Cargill, II. was born on 1949 in Birchwood, Wisconsin, United States. James Cargill is one of 14 billionaire heirs to Cargill, America's largest private company. His great-grandfather, W.W. Cargill, founded the business as a single grain warehouse on the end of an Iowa railroad line in 1865. The family still owns roughly 90% of Cargill, which did $110 billion in 2017 sales across food, agriculture, financial and industrial divisions. The Cargill-MacMillan family collects an estimated 18% of net profits as dividends every year.
James Cargill, II. is a member of Food and Beverage