Portrait of Annette Lerner & family

Rank #715

Annette Lerner & family

Net worth $5.8B

Real estate · United States

Born
Feb 27, 1930
Age
96
Source
Real estate
Residence
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Widowed
Children
3
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • In 1952, Annette Lerner lent $250 to her 26-year-old husband, Ted Lerner, to start a real estate company, selling homes for developers.
  • Today, Lerner Enterprises is among the largest owners of real estate in the Washington, D.C area.
  • Ted Lerner died in February 2023, leaving Annette and her children as the heirs of his estate.
  • Since 2006, the Lerners have owned the Washington Nationals baseball team. Ted passed control of the team to son Mark in 2018.
  • The family donates to charities including Children's National Hospital in D.C., George Washington University and Hebrew University in Jerusalem.