This is the second in a series of five articles, covering the top five highest paid CEOs in the US. Number two in the list is Richard Kinder, CEO of Kinder Morgan , who made $1.1 billion (and again, as with the number one spot Facebook, that’s not a spelling mistake, I did mean billion) in fiscal 2012, the latest year for which figures are available.Richard Kinder, CEO of Kinder Morgan, collected $1.1 billion in 2012.
Even before this “payout,” Mr. Kinder was one of the richest men in the U.S. He began his career as a lawyer, then, interestingly, worked for Enron, becoming its chief operating officer until he left in 1996 to found Kinder Morgan. He is also the chairman and CEO of Kinder Morgan Management, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners and El Paso Pipeline Partners, acquired by KMI in October 2011.
