Anne Gittinger

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Anne Gittinger
Born
Anne Nordstrom

1930or1931(age 92–93) [1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Washington
Known forOwner of 11% of Nordstrom
Spouse(s)D. Wayne Gittinger
(1933–2014)
Children2
Parent Everett Nordstrom
Relatives John W. Nordstrom (grandfather)
Bruce Nordstrom (brother)

Anne Gittinger is an American billionaire heiress, the granddaughter of John W. Nordstrom, the co-founder of the Nordstrom department store chain. [2]

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Early life

She is the granddaughter of the co-founder of the Nordstrom department store chain, John W. Nordstrom, and the sister of Bruce Nordstrom, the company's former chairman and CEO. [1] She has a degree from the University of Washington. [3] [4]

Career

Gittinger is Nordstorm's largest shareholder after her brother Bruce Nordstrom. [5]

As of March 2019, she had a net worth of $1.3 billion. [1]

Personal life

She was married to D. Wayne Gittinger (1933–2014), a pitcher on the Husky baseball team from Kellogg, Idaho. After graduating from UW in 1954 and its law school in 1957, he was a partner in the Seattle law firm Lane Powell and a former Nordstrom director. [3] [4] [6] [7] They had two children, and lived in Seattle. [1]

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