Rank #277
Valerie Mars
Net worth $11.4B
Candy, pet food · United States
- Born
- Jan 26, 1959
- Age
- 67
- Source
- Candy, pet food
- Residence
- New York, New York
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 2
- Education
- Master of Business Administration, Columbia University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Yale University
Net worth over time
Biography
- Valerie Mars and her three sisters each inherited an estimated 8% stake in candymaker Mars when their father, Forrest Mars Jr., died in 2016.
- Her great-grandfather Frank Mars founded the company in 1911.
- She began working at Mars in 1992 and today is the company's vice president of corporate development.
- Mars also sits on the company's board of directors.
- Mars acquired snack company Kellavova in December 2025 for $35.9 billion including debt.