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Jon M. Huntsman
Founder and Principal Benefactor

Jon M. Huntsman is founder and Chairman of Huntsman Corporation, a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals. Thirty-nine years ago, Mr. Huntsman began a small entrepreneurial plastics packaging business. Today, its operating companies manufacture products including chemicals, plastics, automotive, aviation, textiles, footwear, paints and coatings, construction, technology, agriculture, health care, detergent, personal care, furniture, appliances and packaging products. Originally known for pioneering innovations in packaging and, later, for rapid and integrated

Mr. Huntsman earned his undergraduate degree at The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and subsequently earned an MBA from the University of Southern California. He has been awarded thirteen honorary doctorate degrees at various universities. Mr. Huntsman was a U.S. Naval Gunnery Officer. He served under President Nixon as Special Assistant to the President and as White House Staff Secretary.

Jon Huntsman authored a book on corporate ethics entitled, Winners Never Cheat: Everyday Values We Learned as Children (But May Have Forgotten). His second edition is entitled Winners Never Cheat: Even in Difficult Times.

Mr. Huntsman is widely recognized as one of America’s foremost concerned citizens and philanthropists. His lifetime humanitarian giving, including contributions to the homeless, the ill and the underprivileged, exceeds $1.2 billion and has assisted thousands, both domestically and internationally. In 2001, Mr. Huntsman was presented the Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In 2003, he received the Humanitarian of the Year Award from CNN’s Larry King. The Chronicle of Philanthropy placed Mr. Huntsman in the second place position on their 2007 list of largest donors. Mr. Huntsman was the 2008 recipient of the highest honor for cancer philanthropy—the American Cancer Society’s Medal of Honor.

Mr. Huntsman and his wife, Karen, founded the Huntsman Cancer Institute in 1995 to accelerate the work of curing cancer through human genetics. The Institute is now one of America's major cancer research centers dedicated to finding a cure for cancer, as well as a state of the art clinic and major hospital for cancer patients.

Jon and Karen Huntsman are the parents of nine children. They have 56 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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