Katharine Ann Johnson "Kathy" Rayner (born 1944/1945) is an American billionaire heiress.

Early life

She was born Katharine Ann Johnson to

Anne Cox Chambers Anne Beau Cox Chambers (December 1, 1919 – January 31, 2020) was an American media proprietor, diplomat, and philanthropist who served as List of ambassadors of the United States to Belgium, United States Ambassador to Belgium from 1977 to 198 ...

and Louis G. Johnson. Her maternal grandfather is

James M. Cox James Middleton Cox (March 31, 1870 July 15, 1957) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 46th and 48th governor of Ohio, and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio. As the Democratic nominee for President of the United St ...

. She has a sister

Margaretta Taylor Margaretta Taylor (born 1942) is an American billionaire heiress. She was born Margaretta Johnson, the daughter of Anne Cox Chambers, and the granddaughter of the newspaper publisher James M. Cox. As of May 2, 2022, her net worth is $4.7 billio ...

, and a half-brother

James Cox Chambers James Cox Chambers (born 1956/57) is an American billionaire heir, renewable energy businessman, biodynamic farmer, and filmmaker. As of May 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$4.7 billion Early life Chambers is the son of Anne Cox Chambers ...

, from her mother's second marriage.

Wealth and Philanthropy

In 2015, Rayner's mother Anne Cox Chambers distributed her 49% share in

Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises, Inc. is a privately held global conglomerate headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, with approximately 55,000 employees and $21 billion in total revenue. Its major operating subsidiaries are Cox Communications and Co ...

equally between her three children. As of September 2020, her net worth is US$5.2 billion. In 2019, she donated over $5 million to the Animal Medical Center in New York City.

Personal life

She has been married twice. She married

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, a magazine writer, on May 26, 1984. They eventually divorced. Her second husband was painter and travel writer William P. "Billy" Rayner, who died on January 22, 2018, at the age of 88. Rayner lives in East Hampton, New York.

References

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