Portrait of Nancy Lerner

Rank #2991

Nancy Lerner

Net worth $1.2B

Banking, credit cards · United States

Born
May 11, 1960
Age
66
Source
Banking, credit cards
Residence
Cleveland, Ohio
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
5
Education
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Cleveland State University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Cincinnati

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Nancy Lerner owes her riches to her billionaire dad, Al Lerner (d. 2002), and to his banking fortune.
  • Al started his career as a furniture salesman, invested in Cleveland-area real estate and bought control of Equitable Bancorp in 1981.
  • Equitable Bancorp and Maryland National formed the credit card giant MBNA, whose 2005 merger with Bank of America created a $35 billion enterprise.
  • The Lerners bought the Cleveland Browns in 1999 and sold the team to Jimmy Haslam for about $1 billion in 2012.