Susan Gail Alfond (born 1946) is an American investor, philanthropist, and

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Biography

Alfond was born to a

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family, the daughter of Dorothy (née Levine) and

Harold Alfond Harold Alfond (March 6, 1914 – November 16, 2007) was an American businessman who founded the Dexter Shoe Company, established the first factory outlet store and was a minority owner of the Boston Red Sox. Early life Alfond was born in S ...

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January 1, 2011 Her father founded the Dexter Shoe Company in 1958 and sold it to Warren Buffett in 1993 for $433 million of

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stock. Forbes lists her as the richest person in Maine.

Personal life

Alfond has three children, Emily Pearl, Daniel Pearl, and David Pearl. She lives in Scarborough, Maine.

References

American billionaires 21st-century American philanthropists American women philanthropists American people of Russian-Jewish descent 1946 births Living people People from Scarborough, Maine Businesspeople from Maine

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