Rank #1552
Barbara Tyson
Net worth $2.7B
Food processing · United States
- Born
- Mar 06, 1949
- Age
- 77
- Source
- Food processing
- Residence
- Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Widowed
- Children
- 0
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Barbara Tyson inherited a stake in Tyson Foods after her husband, Randal Tyson, died in 1986.
- She has served on the board of the food giant, which produces about 20% of America's beef, pork and chicken, since 1988.
- Tyson retired as a vice president at Tyson Foods in 2002 and became a consultant to the company.
- Her late husband, Randal, was the son of Tyson Foods founder John W. Tyson (d. 1967).
- Her nephew, John Tyson, has been chairman of the business since 1998 and is also a billionaire.
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