Nancy Lerner
{{Short description|American investor, philanthropist, and billionaire}}
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| name = Nancy Lerner Fisher
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1960}}
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| nationality = American
| education = University of Cincinnati (BA)
Cleveland State University (JD)
| occupation = Investor, Philanthropist
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| children = 5
| spouse = Michael Carosielli (divorced)
William Beck (divorced)
Elliott Fisher
| parents = Norma Wolkoff Lerner
Al Lerner
| family = Randy Lerner (brother)
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Nancy Lerner (born 1960) is an American investor, philanthropist, and billionaire.
Biography
Lerner was born to a Jewish family, the daughter of Norma (née Wolkoff) and Al Lerner.[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/25/sports/alfred-lerner-69-banker-revived-cleveland-browns.html?pagewanted=1 New York Times: "Alfred Lerner, 69, Banker; Revived Cleveland Browns" By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN] October 25, 2002Silbiger, Steve [https://books.google.com/books?id=2CAGE9yJcm8C&q=lerner The Jewish Phenomenon: Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a People] p. 82 She has one brother, Randy Lerner. She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cincinnati and a Juris Doctor from the Cleveland State University College of Law at Cleveland State University.[https://www.forbes.com/profile/nancy-lerner/?list=billionaires Forbes: The World's Billionaires - Nancy Lerner] April 2016 Her father was the CEO and chief executive of the MBNA Corporation, then the second largest issuer of credit cards in the world. When he died, his two children became billionaires. She established the Partnership for Families program which pays for In Vitro Fertilization for couples who are unable to afford the procedure.[http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20090504/HEROES09/305049972/physician-dr-james-goldfarb Crain's Cleveland Business: "Physician, Dr. James Goldfarb"] May 04, 2009
Personal life
Lerner has been married three times. Her first husband was Michael Carosielli whom she divorced in 1998.[http://blog.cleveland.com/earlyedition/2007/06/lawsuit_withdrawn_in_wrongful.html Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Lawsuit withdrawn in wrongful death case" by Karen Farkas] June 18, 2007 In 2005, she married Elliott Fisher.[https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-columbus-dispatch/20060919/283223028620528 Columbus Dispatch: "Mother Sued Over Girl's Death"] September 19, 2006 She has five children. In 2006, her daughter Emma Beck died in a go-kart accident.[http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/06/estate_of_emma_beck_files_laws.html Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Mother, stepfather and day care provider sued in child's death" By Damon Sims] June 23, 2008 Lerner resides in Cleveland, Ohio.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/nancy-lerner/?list=billionaires|title=Nancy Lerner|website=Forbes|access-date=2016-05-19}}
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Category:American billionaires
Category:American philanthropists