Anita Zucker (born 1951/1952) is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She was the chair at the

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. Taking over after her husband's death, she is now the chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Intertech Group. She is the 2nd wealthiest person to reside in the state of South Carolina.

Early life and education

Born Anita Goldberg, Zucker is the daughter of

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, Rose and Carl Goldberg. She graduated from the

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and received a Master of Arts from the

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Career

After moving with her husband Jerry to the Charleston area in 1978, the couple launched InterTech in 1982. She is the widow of Jerry Zucker, and took over his role as chairman and chief executive officer of the Intertech Group following his death in 2008 from a brain tumor. She owns the

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and is part owner of the

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team. As of July 2019, she is the 962nd richest person in the world (down from 316th in 2018), and the 215th richest in the US, with an estimated wealth of US $1.8 billion. She has three children: Jonathan Zucker, Andrea Muzin and Jeffrey Zucker. She lives in

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Politics

Zucker is a member of the

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, and she endorsed

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in January 2012. A financial supporter of

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, she was a co-chair in

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's campaign for the Republican party nomination in South Carolina in 2016.

Philanthropy

Zucker is part of the Coastal Community Foundation and Trident United Way, and is a trustee of the Saul Alexander Foundation and the Jewish Endowment Fund. She has served on the boards of the Charleston Metro

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, the MUSC Foundation, and Porter-Gaud School. In November 2014, she donated $4 million to

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for education programs. In return, The Citadel named its School of Education after the Zucker family, the first of The Citadel's five schools to be named after a major donor.

Personal life

She was married to Jerry Zucker, until his death, and they had three children, Jonathan Zucker, Andrea Muzin and Jeffrey Zucker. Jonathan is the president of the InterTech Group. Jeffrey is an entrepreneur in the cannabis industry. She lives in

References

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