Anita Zucker
Anita Zucker | |
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Born |
Anita Goldberg c. 1952 |
Residence | Charleston, South Carolina |
Ethnicity | Jewish |
Citizenship | United States |
Education |
B.A. University of Florida M.A. University of North Florida |
Occupation | Businesswoman and philanthropist |
Known for | CEO of the Hudson's Bay Company |
Net worth | US $ 2.6 billion (2006)[1] |
Spouse(s) | Jerry Zucker |
Children |
three --Jonathan Zucker --Andrea Muzin --Jeffrey Zucker |
Anita Zucker (born c. 1952) is an American businesswoman and philanthropist.[1] She is the first, and as of 2013 only, woman to have occupied the position of Governor (Chair) of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Biography
Born Anita Goldberg,[2] Zucker is the daughter of Holocaust survivors.[3] She graduated from the University of Florida and received a Masters of Arts from the University of North Florida.[1]
She is the widow of the chief executive officer of the Hudson's Bay Company, Jerry Zucker, taking over following her husband's death.[4] She owns the Carolina Ice Palace and half of the South Carolina Stingrays ice hockey team.[1]
A philanthropist, she serves on the board of the Coastal Community Foundation, and as a trustee of the Saul Alexander Foundation and the Jewish Endowment Fund.[5] She has sat on the boards of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, Trident United Way, the MUSC Foundation, and Porter-Gaud School.[5] A member of the Republican Party, she endorsed Mitt Romney in January 2012.[6]
As of September 2013, she is the 554th richest person in the world, and the 194th richest in the United States, with an estimated wealth of US $2.6 billion.[1] She is the only billionaire living in South Carolina.[7] She has three children: Jonathan Zucker, Andrea Muzin and Jeffrey Zucker. She lives in Charleston, South Carolina.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Anita Zucker". Forbes. September 2013.
- ↑ "Weddings/Celebrations: Andrea Zucker, Nicholas Muzin". The New York Times. July 9, 2006.
- ↑ "Supporters". McNair Center. University of South Carolina. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Jerry Zucker, Industrialist and Inventor, Is Dead at 58". The New York Times. April 18, 2008.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Anita Zucker recognized for supporting young artists". Charleston City Paper.
- ↑ "Anita Zucker". Forbes. September 2012.
- ↑ Forbes 400: South Carolina