Wilmatis net worth
Wilma Tisch Net Worth: Wilma Tisch is an American billionaire with a net worth of $1.4 billion. She is the heir to the family fortune, and the Tisch family controls the Loews Company. Wilma Stein was born in Long Branch, NJ in 1927 and grew up in Asbury Park, NJ.
Wilma’s grandfather was a German Jewish immigrant, while her father was a journalist who eventually went into the auto industry. As for her grandmother on her mother’s side, she was an immigrant of Lithuanian Jewish descent. Wilma began her education in public schools and then attended Skidmore College, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 1948. She also majored in economics and minored in accounting. After graduation, she worked as a secretary at Time Inc. and soon married Laurence Tisch. Their love led to the birth of four children: Andrew Tisch, Daniel Tisch, James Tisch and Thomas Tisch, a partner at FLF Associates. It was her husband’s wealth that brought her into the circle of billionaires. Today, Wilma and her sister-in-law, Joan Tisch, control the Tisch family fortune, which was established by their late spouses, Preston Tisch and Laurence Tisch. Wilma currently holds a 5% stake in Loews Group, to be precise. Wilma is a well-known philanthropist who is a trustee and board member of Blythdale Children’s Hospital in New York. She has also been a member of the Jewish Charity Federation’s distribution committee since 1969. Wilma was the first woman to serve as president of the Jewish Charity Federation, and she was even awarded the Marshall Medal of the Order of Louis in 1976 for her contributions. For her numerous philanthropic efforts, she received an honorary doctorate from New York University in 2006.
