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Blair Parry-Okeden

United States 76 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
Media, automotive
Residence
New South Wales
Education
High School (Diploma)
University of Denver (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Divorced
Children
2

Biography

Blair Parry-Okeden inherited a 25% stake in Cox Enterprises in 2007 when her mother, Barbara Cox Anthony, passed away.

Cox Enterprises is a billion dollar (sales) communications, automotive and media company based in Atlanta; it owns cable TV firm Cox Communications.

Blair's brother, Jim Kennedy, is chairman emeritus of the company.

Her grandfather, James M. Cox, founded the company in 1898 with the purchase of the Dayton Evening News newspaper.

About

Blair Parry-Okeden grew up in Hawaii and now lives quietly in Australia. She has no role at the company.

She is a former teacher and wrote a children's book, Down By The Gate, in 1989.