Susanne Hanna Ursula Klatten is a German billionaire heiress, the daughter of Herbert and Johanna Quandt. As of May 2021, her net worth was estimated at US$25.5 billion, ranking her the richest woman in Germany and the 65th richest person in the world according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

What did Susanne Klatten do?

Klatten is founder of an innovation center at Technical University of Munich, UnternehmerTUM, which claims to be the leading center for business creation in Germany. Her grandfather Guenther Quandt was a Nazi-era industrialist whose ex-wife married Joseph Goebbels.

What is Susanne Klatten business?

Klatten owns 21% of Bayerische Motoren Werke, the German manufacturer of luxury vehicles. The Munich-based company's brands include BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce. She also has stakes in chemical company Altana, carbon producer SGL Carbon, credit card maker Entrust Datacard and turbine developer Nordex.