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Norma Lerner
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|---|---|
| Born | Norma Wolkoff 1935 or 1936 (age 88–89)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse |
Al Lerner
(m. 1955; died 2002) |
| Children | Randy Lerner Nancy Lerner |
Norma Lerner (nee Wolkoff, born 1935/36) is an American billionaire, the widow of Al Lerner, who was the founder of the credit card company MBNA.[1] As of May 2022, her net worth was estimated at US$1.1 billion.[1]
She was born Norma Wolkoff, and married Al Lerner in 1955.[1]
From 2006 to 2011, she was a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, and a member of its executive committee.[2]
She is chair and president of the Lerner Foundation, director of the Cleveland Clinic, co-founder of the Lerner Research Institute, and founder of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University.[2]
In 1955, she married Al Lerner.[3][4] They were married for 47 years and had two children, business executive Randy Lerner, and Nancy Lerner.[5][6] The Lerners were members of Temple Tifereth-Israel in Cleveland.[5] Lerner is widowed, and lives in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]
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