the 10 richest women in the united states in past years the wealthiest
positions in the world have been held by men unfortunately as time fades out things revolve
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today we will be looking at the 10 richest women in the world the sources of their fortune spanned
a variety of industries from retail to technology to candy here's a list of the top 10 richest
women in the united states in 2020 10. nancy walton laurie nancy walton was born may 15 1951
she is an american heir to the walmart fortune she is also a businesswoman and a philanthropist
nancy walton lori is the fourth member of the walton family on this top 10 list
she is the daughter of bud walton and the younger sister of anne walton crunk
nancy walton inherited half of her father's stake in walmart when he died in 1995.
she is married to former basketball player and coach bill laurie he also owns the set louis blues
the couple has donated to various organizations including the university of memphis
and the university of missouri the two also owned providence bank in missouri she has a net worth
of 7.1 billion dollar 9 blair perry oakton perry oakton is an american-born australian billionaire
heiress and a philanthropist she was born in 1952 she is the granddaughter of james m cox
the founder of atlanta-based cox enterprises and the niece of ann cox chambers
perry oakton inherited a 25 share of cox enterprises from her mother
but is not actively involved with the company's management cox enterprises spans the media and
communications and automotive industries she has a net worth of 7.6 billion dollar
eight anne walton crunk and walton was born in december 18 1948. she is the heir to the walmart
fortune crunk and her sister nancy walton laurie inherited stock from her father bud walton who
died in 1995 who was the brother and an early business partner of walmart founder sam walton
she is the owner of the denver nuggets of the nba and colorado avalanche of the nhl dot
she is a registered nurse and walton is not actively involved in the company's operations
kronk is married to real estate billionaire stan crunk who owns several sports teams
including the los angeles rams she had a net worth of 7.9 billion dollar
7. christy walton christy walton was born on february 8 1955. she is the widow of john t
walton the son of walmart founder sam walton after her husband dead in an airplane crash in 2005 she
inherited his fortune the majority of her wealth is derived from holdings in the retail behemoth
a successful early investment by her late husband in solar panel also boosted her wealth
her philanthropic work includes serving on the board of directors of the children's scholarship
fund which provides financial assistance towards the education of low-income children
she has a net worth of 8.9 billion also she supports her family's charitable foundation
which prioritizes education and benefits institutions of higher education such as the sam
m walton college of business at the university of arkansas
and several other colleges community trusts universities and foundations
6. abigail johnson born in 1961 abigail johnson is the president and ceo of fidelity investments
a leading financial services company a role she took over from her father in 2014
the boston-based company was founded 1946 by her grandfather edward johnson retwo
hitherto and remains privately held johnson owns almost 25 percent of the company which has
2.7 trillion dollar in assets under management after receiving an mba from harvard she worked
at fidelity as an analyst and portfolio manager working her way up to senior executive management
johnson currently serves as a member of the committee on capital markets regulation
and is a member of the board of directors of the securities industry
and financial markets association dot she has a net worth of 10.8 billion
five laureen powell jobs laureen powell jobs was born on november 6 1963. she is an american
billionaire heiress a businesswoman founder of emerson collective philanthropist advocates for
policies concerning education reform social redistribution and environmental conservation
she is also co-founder and president of the board of college track which prepares disadvantaged high
school students for college powell jobs resides in palo alto california with her three children
she is the widow and heir of steve jobs co-founder and former ceo of apple incorporated she manages
the laureen powell jobs trust she worked and earned an mba from stanford university powell
jobs founded the emerson collective which supports individuals and organizations working in education
immigration reform social justice and conservation powell jobs purchased a minority stake in the nhl
washington capitals in 2017. she has a net worth of 16.4 billion dollar four jacqueline mars
in american heiress an investor was born in 1939 and is the granddaughter frank mars and daughter
of forest mars who founded what is now the world's largest candy company mars she graduated from bryn
mawr college with a degree in anthropology mars owns the privately held company along
with her two brothers and has a net worth of 24.7 billion dollar the three airserve on the
company's board of directors but are not actively involved in managing the operations mars sits on
the board of trustees of the u.s equestrian team foundation and supports a number of organizations
including the kennedy center the washington national opera and the national archives
3. mackenzie bezos mac kenzie bezos former wife of jeff bezos was born on april 7 1970.
she is an american novelist billionaire and venture philanthropist she has served as
the executive director of bystander revolution an anti-bullying organization she founded since 2014.
mackenzie bezos is new to the billionaires club following her highly publicized divorce from
ex-husband jeff bezos founder and chief executive officer ceos of amazon which was finalized in 2019
the two were married for 25 years after their divorce
she received 25 percent of his stake in amazon which represented 4 percent of the company overall
a writer who studied at princeton mackenzie bezos worked at hedge fund d e shaw where she met jeff
in 1992 after their divorce she signed the giving pledge promising to give half of her wealth
to charity she has a net worth of 36.8 billion dollar 2. julia [ __ ] julia flescher [ __ ] the
iowa born socialite who is now one of the world's richest women julia [ __ ] inherited her wealth
when her husband david [ __ ] died in august 2019. he left her and their three children a 42 stake
in [ __ ] industries she lived in new york in the 1980 where she worked with fashion designer adolfo
as his assistant she met david in 1991 and married him in 1996. the two have donated millions to
medical research facilities including stanford's children's hospital the wife of late billionaire
industrialist david [ __ ] inherited billions after he died in august 2019 with an estimated
dollar 53.5 billion fortune according to bloomberg and forbes her current net worth is 44.9 billion
1. alice walton alice walton is amongst the richest people in the world presently she is
world's richest women as an heir to the walmart fortune a title she has held consistently for a
number of years walton was born on october 7 1949 the only daughter of walmart founder sam walton
she was educated at trinity university where she earned an undergraduate degree in economics and
finance after graduation she worked as an equity analyst and money manager for first commerce
corporation since childhood alice was interested in art playing a leading role in developing the
crystal bridge she has focused on curating art rather than working for walmart like her siblings
rob and jim in 2011 she opened the crystal bridges museum of american art in her hometown
of bentonville arkansas in january 2020 she took aim at america's broken health care system and
unveiled plans to open a holistic health institute in bentonville she has a network of 54.4 billion
and that was the countdown of 10 richest women in the world with your favorite youtube channel
grace media it is worth noting that the 10 richest women in america are not a very diverse
group they are all white they all inherited the bulk of their fortunes and they are all
over the age of 40. the majority do not currently take an active role in the management
of the companies from which their wealth is derived with the exception of abigail johnson
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