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| name = Susan Alfond |
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1946}} |
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| birth_name = Susan Gail Alfond |
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| residence = [[Scarborough, Maine]] |
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| networth = {{increase}} $1.1 Billion [[USD]] (April 2016)<ref name=ForbesBillionaires>[https://www.forbes.com/profile/susan-alfond/?list=billionaires Forbes: The World's Billionaires - Susan Alfond] April 2016</ref> |
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| mother = Dorothy Levine Alfond |
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'''Susan Gail Alfond''' (born 1946) is an American investor, philanthropist, and billionaire. |
'''Susan Gail Alfond''' (born 1946) is an American investor, philanthropist, and [[billionaire]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Alfond was born to a [[American Jews|Jewish]] family, the daughter of Dorothy (née Levine) and [[Harold Alfond]].<ref name=HaroldObit>{{Cite news|first= RICHARD|last=Pérez-Peña |title= Harold Alfond, Donor and Shoe Factory Owner, Dies at 93 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date= November 17, 2007|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/17/business/17alfond.html }}</ref><ref name=Scrapbook>[http://mainejews.org/TEXT/Colby/BibbyLevineAlfondScrapbook.pdf Colby College Digital Commons: "Bibby Levine Alfond Scrapbook"] January 1, 2011</ref><ref>Silbiger, Steve [https://books.google.com/books?id=2CAGE9yJcm8C&q=werner&pg=silverman The Jewish Phenomenon: Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a People] p. 89</ref> Her father founded the Dexter Shoe Company in 1958 and sold it to Warren Buffett in 1993 for $433 million of [[Berkshire Hathaway]] stock.<ref name=HaroldObit /> Forbes lists her as the richest person in Maine.<ref>{{Cite web|title=These are the richest billionaires in every state this year: report|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/richest-billionaires-every-state-report-113528765.html|access-date=2020-07-21|website=finance.yahoo.com|date=5 July 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Alfond has three children, Emily Pearl, Daniel Pearl, and David Pearl.<ref name= |
Alfond has three children, Emily Pearl, Daniel Pearl, and David Pearl.<ref name=ForbesBillionaires>{{Cite news|title=The World's Billionaires: Susan Alfond |newspaper=[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]|date=August 2020 |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/susan-alfond/?list=billionaires }}</ref><ref name=Rollins>{{Cite web|title= Harold Alfond (1914-2007) - Business Leader and Strong Supporter of the Rollins Sports Program |website=[[Rollins College]]|url= http://lib.rollins.edu/olin/oldsite/archives/golden/alfond.htm }}</ref> She lives in [[Scarborough, Maine]].<ref name=ForbesBillionaires /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 18:57, 1 December 2023
Susan Alfond | |
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| Born | Susan Gail Alfond 1946 (age 77–78) |
| Occupation(s) | Investor, philanthropist |
| Children | 3 |
| Father | Harold Alfond |
| Relatives | Bill Alfond (brother) Peter Alfond (brother) Ted Alfond (brother) |
Susan Gail Alfond (born 1946) is an American investor, philanthropist, and billionaire.
Biography
[edit]Alfond was born to a Jewish family, the daughter of Dorothy (née Levine) and Harold Alfond.[1][2][3] Her father founded the Dexter Shoe Company in 1958 and sold it to Warren Buffett in 1993 for $433 million of Berkshire Hathaway stock.[1] Forbes lists her as the richest person in Maine.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Alfond has three children, Emily Pearl, Daniel Pearl, and David Pearl.[5][6] She lives in Scarborough, Maine.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pérez-Peña, RICHARD (November 17, 2007). "Harold Alfond, Donor and Shoe Factory Owner, Dies at 93". The New York Times.
- ^ Colby College Digital Commons: "Bibby Levine Alfond Scrapbook" January 1, 2011
- ^ Silbiger, Steve The Jewish Phenomenon: Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a People p. 89
- ^ "These are the richest billionaires in every state this year: report". finance.yahoo.com. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ a b "The World's Billionaires: Susan Alfond". Forbes. August 2020.
- ^ "Harold Alfond (1914-2007) - Business Leader and Strong Supporter of the Rollins Sports Program". Rollins College.
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