Austen S. Cargill II

Austen S. Cargill II Biography

Austen S. Cargill II (born 1951) is an American heir, businessman and rancher.

Biography

Early life

Austen Stowell Cargill II is the great-grandson of William W. Cargill, the founder of Cargill. He has a brother, James R. Cargill II, and a sister, Marianne Cargill Liebmann. He graduated from the University of Minnesota, where he also received a Master's degree. He went on to receive a PhD from Oregon State University.

Career

He joined Cargill as a marine biologist and joined its Board of Directors in 1995. He later served as its Vice President until 2001. He also served on the Board of GalaGen, a NASDAQ-traded company that sold dietary supplements to treat gastrointestinal diseases, from 1999 to 2002, when it went bankrupt.

Personal life

In 2001, he bought the North Ranch in Paradise Valley, Montana, close to Antelope Butte. The ranch was formerly owned by the Church Universal and Triumphant. He goes ruffed grouse hunting in South Dakota. He lives in Livingston, Montana. He is married, and has two children. He is worth an estimated US$2.4 billion.

Bibliography

'The role of lipids as feeding stimulants for shredding aquatic insects' (with Kenneth W. Cummins, Boyd J. Hanson and Robert R. Lowry, in Freshwaster Biology, 29 May 2006)

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