Richard Sackler, former chairman and president of Purdue Pharma, currently lives a relatively quiet life in Boca Raton, Florida, in a $1.7 million house, having sold several luxury properties including a Beverly Hills estate
. He stepped down as Purdue's president in 2003 but remained on the board and taught as an adjunct professor until around 2013, when he moved to Austin, Texas, where he engaged in philanthropy
. In recent years, he has been involved in Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy proceedings related to lawsuits over the opioid crisis, with the Sackler family paying a settlement of $6 billion but denying wrongdoing
. Despite the legal and public controversies, the Sackler family remains extremely wealthy, with an estimated net worth around $11 to $15 billion even after the settlements
. Richard Sackler has largely distanced himself from Purdue Pharma and the opioid epidemic fallout, living out of the public spotlight while continuing some philanthropic activities