Portrait of Blair Parry-Okeden

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Blair Parry-Okeden

Net worth $9.3B

Media, automotive · United States

Born
May 21, 1950
Age
75
Source
Media, automotive
Residence
New South Wales
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Divorced
Children
2
Education
Diploma, High School; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Denver

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Blair Parry-Okeden inherited a 25% stake in Cox Enterprises in 2007 when her mother, Barbara Cox Anthony, passed away.
  • Cox Enterprises is a billion dollar (sales) communications, automotive and media company based in Atlanta; it owns cable TV firm Cox Communications.
  • Blair's brother, Jim Kennedy, is chairman emeritus of the company.
  • Her grandfather, James M. Cox, founded the company in 1898 with the purchase of the Dayton Evening News newspaper.
  • Blair Parry-Okeden grew up in Hawaii and now lives quietly in Australia. She has no role at the company.
  • She is a former teacher and wrote a children's book, Down By The Gate, in 1989.