Mary Anselmo is the philanthropist widow of

Rene Anselmo Reynold "Rene" Anselmo (January 14, 1926September 20, 1995) was a Boston native and World War II Marine Corps veteran who founded Univision. Biography Anselmo was the son of the postmaster in Quincy, Massachusetts. At 16 years of age he enliste ...

, the founder of

PanAmSat The former PanAmSat Corporation founded in 1984 by Reynold (Rene) Anselmo, was a satellite service provider headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. It operated a fleet of communications satellites used by the entertainment ind ...

, the first privately held satellite communications company in the United States.

Career

Rene Anselmo died in 1995, two days before the public offering of his company. For a time, Mary was principal owner of the company, although she had rarely been involved in her husband's business and said in 1996 that she knew little about satellites. When PanAmSat was bought by KKR and other private equity firms in 2004, she received a net $250 million. She has appeared on multiple occasions on the ''

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'' magazine list of wealthiest people in the world. According to the magazine's 2008 rankings, her net worth was estimated at $4.1 billion, and her rank was 1,014.

Personal life

She has three children: Reverge C., Pier, and Rayce Anselmo.Landler, Mark
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'', June 16, 1996

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