Jon Huntsman, Sr.

Jon M. Huntsman, Sr. (born 1937 in Blackfoot, Idaho), the founder of Huntsman Corporation and a member of the Forbes 500, resides in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. His experiences include growing up in poverty, graduating from the Wharton School, working as a staff member for the Nixon administration, and working for Dow Chemical Company before starting his own business.

Mr. Huntsman has been a generous donor to several causes, one of the most notable being the founding of the Huntsman Cancer Institute. The current main building at the Wharton School is named after him, as is the main arena at the University of Utah. He is a member of and has strong ties to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons).

His oldest son, Jon Huntsman, Jr., was elected as the governor of Utah in 2004.