Nancy Lerner (born 1960) is an American investor, philanthropist, and billionaire.

Biography

Lerner was born to a

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family, the daughter of Norma (née Wolkoff) and Al Lerner.New York Times: "Alfred Lerner, 69, Banker; Revived Cleveland Browns" By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN
October 25, 2002 She has one brother,

Randy Lerner Randolph David Lerner (born February 21, 1962) is an American billionaire investor and former sports-team owner. He became the majority owner of the American football team, the Cleveland Browns, of the National Football League, upon the death of hi ...

. She received a B.A. from the

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and a J.D. from the

Cleveland–Marshall College of Law Cleveland State University College of Law is the law school of Cleveland State University, a public research university in Cleveland, Ohio. The school traces its origins to Cleveland Law School (founded in 1897), which merged in 1946 with the Jo ...

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.Forbes: The World's Billionaires - Nancy Lerner
April 2016 Her father was the CEO and chief executive of the MBNA Corporation, then the second largest issuer of credit cards in the world. When he died, his two children became billionaires. She established the Partnership for Families program which pays for

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for couples who are unable to afford the procedure.

Personal life

Lerner has been married three times. Her first husband was Michael Carosielli whom she divorced in 1998.Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Lawsuit withdrawn in wrongful death case" by Karen Farkas
June 18, 2007 In 2005, she married Elliott Fisher. She has five children. In 2006, her daughter Emma Beck died in a go-kart accident. Lerner resides in

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lerner, Nancy American billionaires Jewish American philanthropists 1960 births Living people Cleveland–Marshall College of Law alumni Lerner family 21st-century American Jews