Portrait of Randolph Lerner

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Randolph Lerner

Net worth $1.2B

Banking, credit cards · United States

Born
Feb 21, 1962
Age
64
Source
Banking, credit cards
Residence
Cleveland, Ohio
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Columbia University; LLB, Columbia University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Randy Lerner owes his riches to his billionaire dad, Al Lerner (d. 2002), who made a fortune in credit cards.
  • His father got his start as a furniture salesman then invested in Cleveland-area real estate. He later bought control of Equitable Bancorp in 1981.
  • Equitable Bancorp merged with Maryland National to form credit card giant MBNA, which was acquired by Bank of America for $35 billion in 2005.
  • The Lerners bought the Cleveland Browns in 1999, bringing pro football back to the city. They sold the team to billionaire Jimmy Haslam for about $1 billion in 2012.
  • Lerner and his family sold the English football club Aston Villa for $88 million to Chinese businessman Tony Xia in 2016 after a decade of ownership.

Financial assets

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