Mary West

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Mary West
Born1945/1946(age 75–76) [1]
Known forco-founder, West Corporation
Spouse(s)Gary West

Mary West (born 1945/46) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, the co-founder of West Corporation.

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Early life

Mary West has a high school diploma, but never attended college. [1] She grew up in Miami, and moved to Omaha part way through high school. [2]

Career

In 1978, with her husband Gary, she co-founded WATS Telemarketing in the garage of their house in Omaha, Nebraska. They sold WATS in 1980 and in 1986 she founded West TeleServices which they took public in 1996. [1]

In 2008, she and her husband had a combined net worth of $2.2 billion. [3]

She owned 10% of West Corporation, a publicly traded telecommunications services provider headquartered in Omaha [1] which was taken private in 2017 as a subsidiary of Apollo Global Management . [4] [5]

Philanthropy

They have given away in excess of $400 million to "senior citizen wellness and cutting the nation's health care costs". [2]

Personal life

She is married to Gary West, and they live in San Diego. [1] The Wests own Thoroughbred racing horses Maximum Security, Game Winner, and New Year's Day. [6]

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