Barbara F. Lee

Barbara F. Lee
Born Barbara Fish
(1945-07-03) July 3, 1945
Nationality American
Education Simmons College
Occupation Philanthropist
Known for Founder of Barbara Lee Family Foundation
Net worth $213 million (2006)
Spouse(s) Thomas H. Lee (m. 1968–95)

Barbara F. Lee (born July 3, 1945) is an American philanthropist. She founded and leads the Barbara Lee Family Foundation and the Barbara Lee Political Office, both located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[1] Major targets of Lee's donations include the Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art and Hillary Clinton's 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.[2]

Biography

Barbara Fish Lee was raised in a middle-class Jewish family in West Orange, New Jersey, the daughter of Sidney and Ruth Fish.[2] Her father was a dentist and her mother a homemaker. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Simmons College in 1967. In 1968, at the age of 22, she married Thomas H. Lee, a budding investor. She later obtained a master's degree from Boston University's School of Social Work.[3]

She has been included in Boston Magazine's list of the "50 Most Powerful Women in Boston" and “100 Women Who Run This Town".[4][5]

In 1995, she divorced private equity investor Thomas H. Lee.[6][7][8] They have two sons. In 2006, her net worth was estimated at $213 million.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Fox, Jeremy (September 25, 2014). "Watch out, boys — Barbara Lee is building an Old Girls Club". Boston Globe. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 Blanding, Michael (May 2015). "Barbara Lee: Wonder Woman". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Pappano, Laura (July 25, 2004). "Looking for Madam President". Boston Globe. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Hall, Alexandra (January 25, 2011). "The List: 50 Most Powerful Women in Boston". Boston Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Baime, A.J. (May 2003). "The 100 Women Who Run This Town". Boston Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 Boston Magazine: "The 50 Wealthiest Bostonians" By Francis Storrs March 2006
  7. ↑ Boston Globe: "Lee divorce case goes to court" by Nathan Cobb July 17, 1995
  8. ↑ Boston.com: "1995: Allegation embroil financier - Woman stockbroker is accused of targeting Boston man for extortion " by Nathan Cobb November 24, 2009
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