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Norma Lerner | |
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| Born | Norma Wolkoff 1935or1936(age 87–88) [1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Al Lerner (m. 1955;died 2002) |
| Children | Randy Lerner Nancy Lerner |
Norma Lerner (nee Wolkoff, born 1935/36) is an American billionaire, the widow of Al Lerner, who was the founder of the credit card company MBNA. [1] As of May 2022, her net worth was estimated at US$1.1 billion. [1]
She was born Norma Wolkoff, and married Al Lerner in 1955. [1]
From 2006 to 2011, she was a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, and a member of its executive committee. [2]
She is chair and president of the Lerner Foundation, director of the Cleveland Clinic, co-founder of the Lerner Research Institute, and founder of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. [2]
In 1955, she married Al Lerner. [3] [4] They were married for 47 years and had two children, business executive Randy Lerner, and Nancy Lerner. [5] [6] The Lerners were members of Temple Tifereth-Israel in Cleveland. [5] Lerner is widowed, and lives in Cleveland, Ohio. [1]
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