Marjorie Magner (born c. 1950) is an American business executive. She is the co-founder of
Brysam Global Partners
Brysam Global Partners is a private equity firm that specializes in consumer financial services in emerging markets. It was founded in January 2007 by Marjorie Magner and Robert Willumstad.
On September 7, 2007, Brysam completed a $228m (US) in ...
, a
private equity firm
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, and she serves as the chairman of the
Gannett Corporation
Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.Gannett: Board of Directors /ref> She graduated from
Brooklyn College
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Being New York City's first publ ...
, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology in 1969.Accenture: Board of Directors /ref> She then received an MSIA degree from the
Krannert School of Management
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History
The School of Ind ...
at
Purdue University
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.
Career
Magner held various positions within Citigroup Inc., including senior executive vice president and head of consumer banking, from 2003 to 2005.
Magner is the co-founder of
Brysam Global Partners
Brysam Global Partners is a private equity firm that specializes in consumer financial services in emerging markets. It was founded in January 2007 by Marjorie Magner and Robert Willumstad.
On September 7, 2007, Brysam completed a $228m (US) in ...
, a private equity firm where she serves as a managing partner. Additionally, she serves as the non-executive chairman of the board of directors of both the
Gannett Corporation
Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. and Accenture PLC.
Magner also serves on the board of directors of Ally Financial Inc.
Magner was named as one of the Most Powerful Women in Business from 2001–2004 in the
Fortune
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magazine list and was ranked #19 in the
Forbes
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