Lynda Resnick
Lynda Rae Resnick (* 1944 in Baltimore , Maryland ) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist .
Life
Resnick was born in Baltimore in 1944 to a Jewish family. She grew up in Philadelphia . Her parents are Jack Harris and Muriel. She holds a Bachelor of Arts / Science degree and a Doctorate in Law from the University of California .
Together with other helpers, she copied 7,000 pages of secret government documents about the Vietnam War . In 1973, after extensive trials, the charges were dropped. In recent years she has shown herself primarily as a philanthropist. Every employee of the companies it owns receives US $ 1,000 annually, which can be used for donations or the college education of the children.
She is married to Stewart Resnick and lives in Beverly Hills . Resnick has five children. The couple have a net worth of $ 4.3 billion, according to Forbes . In 2015 she was listed at number 11 of the top 50 most successful self-made women by Forbes.
The couple owns Halos, POM Wonderful and Fiji Water .
reception
She is known as the Forrest Gump of women entrepreneurs.
Works
- Rubies in the Orchard , 2010
Web links
- David Brown: Pom Juice Queen Has a Colorful Past. The Washington Post , April 21, 2009, accessed October 20, 2015 .
- Stewart and Lynda Resnick on forbes.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lynda Resnick. Aspen Institute , accessed October 20, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Resnick, Lynda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Resnick, Lynda Rae |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entrepreneur and philanthropist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore |