Anita Zucker
Charleston, South Carolina
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Florida | Master of Arts, University of North Florida
United States
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chemicals
$1,800,000,000
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The Richest Person In Every State 2019
#962 Billionaires 2019
Anita Zucker is CEO of Charleston, South Carolina-based InterTech Group, a private, family-owned chemicals manufacturer.InterTech was founded in 1982 by Zucker's late husband, Jerry, who died of a brain tumor in 2008 at age 58.The company, which has estimated revenues of roughly $3 billion, also owns an aerospace engineering firm and extensive commercial real estate.Jerry Zucker, an immigrant from Israel, was a prolific inventor who was granted numerous patents.Zucker donated more than $75 million to philanthropic causes from 2013 to 2018, with an emphasis on education and health.
The daughter of a holocaust survivor, Zucker is a former elementary school teacher. Now she's the only billionaire in South Carolina. Zucker gave $6 million to Trident Tech's aerospace training center in 2016, and $5 million to the University of South Carolina in 2012.
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