Jamie Leigh Anne Alexander Tisch (born August 30, 1968) is an American businesswoman and philanthropist.

Early life and education

Jamie Alexander Tisch was born on August 30, 1968, in

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. She is the daughter of Linda (née Tanana) and Edgar Franklin Alexander, who worked in air base technology.Steven Tisch and Jamie Alexander
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'', October 20, 1996

Career

In 2008, Tisch and long-time friend, Elizabeth Wiatt opened Fashionology LA, a retail store in

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, featuring a build-a-bear approach to clothing.

Philanthropy

In 2003 Tisch Co-Founded the Entertainment Industry's Women's Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) along with Marion Laurie, Anne Douglas, Kelly Meyer and Quinn Ezralow. The Women's Cancer Research Fund was created to support innovative research, education, and outreach directed towards the early diagnosis, treatment and prevention of all women's cancers. In October 2013, she co-chaired the black-tie gala for the opening of the

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, also known as The Wallis, is a community arts center in Beverly Hills, California, named for philanthropist and endower Wallis Annenberg Location The Wallis is located on the corner of North S ...

in Beverly Hills.Ellen Olivier
Gala opens Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills
''The Los Angeles Times'', October 21, 2013

Personal life

She married

Steve Tisch Steven Elliot Tisch (born February 14, 1949) is an American film producer and businessman. He is the chairman, co-owner and executive vice president of the New York Giants, the NFL team co-owned by his family, as well as a film and television p ...

in October 1996 and later divorced. They have three children: Zachary, Holden and Elizabeth.

References

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Jamie Jamie is a unisex name. Traditionally a masculine name, it can be diminutive form of James or, more rarely, other names and is of Scottish English origin. It is also given as a name in its own right. Since the mid-20th century it has been used a ...