Nancy Lerner
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Nancy Lerner

United States 66 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
Banking, credit cards
Residence
Cleveland, Ohio
Education
Cleveland State University (Doctor of Jurisprudence)
University of Cincinnati (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Married
Children
5

Biography

Nancy Lerner owes her riches to her billionaire dad, Al Lerner (d. 2002), and to his banking fortune.

Al started his career as a furniture salesman, invested in Cleveland-area real estate and bought control of Equitable Bancorp in 1981.

Equitable Bancorp and Maryland National formed the credit card giant MBNA, whose 2005 merger with Bank of America created a $35 billion enterprise.

The Lerners bought the Cleveland Browns in 1999 and sold the team to Jimmy Haslam for about $1 billion in 2012.