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Carol Jenkins Barnett
United States 69 years old
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Publix supermarkets
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Residence
- Organization
- Chairman at Publix Super Markets
- Education
- Florida Southern College (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
- Children
- 2
Biography
Carol Jenkins Barnett is the daughter of Publix supermarket founder George Jenkins and an heir to the Florida-based fortune.
Publix, founded in 1930, employs 200,000 people in 1,222 stores across seven states and has revenues of over $36.1 billion.
She owns a minority stake in the business, which is the largest employee-owned grocery chain in the U.S.
After 33 years on the Publix board, she stepped down in June 2016 following a diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer's disease.
About
She started working for Publix when she was 16.