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Name

Martha Ingram

Primary Residence

Nashville, Tennessee

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Vassar College

Citizenship

United States

Affiliated Companies

Ingram Industries

Forbes Self Made Score

Source Of Wealth

book distribution, transportation

Net Worth

$5,000,000,000

Forbes Profile

https://www.forbes.com/profile/martha-ingram

Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:

355

Forbes Philanthropy Score

Forbes List Rank One: Title

#355 Billionaires 2019

Forbes List Rank One: Link

https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/

Forbes List Rank Two: Title

#118 Forbes 400 2018

Forbes List Rank Two: Link

https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/

Summary

Martha Ingram and her family own distribution and marine firm Ingram Industries.Ingram took over the business after her husband Bronson Ingram died in 1995. She spun off the computer distribution business into publicly-traded Ingram Micro in 1996; it was acquired by Chinese company HNA in December 2016.Martha stepped down as chairman in 2008. Her sons Orrin and John took over as CEO and chairman, respectively. Ingram Marine operates 5,000 barges and 150 towboats on America's inland waterways.

Did you know?

One of Martha's sons, David, runs Ingram Entertainment, an independent company that distributes DVDs and videogames. Martha Ingram was the first female chairman of Vanderbilt University's board of trustees; it is her late husband's alma mater.

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Number of Children

Twitter

https://twitter.com/Ingramar

https://www.linkedin.com/in/martha-ingram-24379315/

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Rivers_Ingram