Mary West

Mary West (born 1945/46) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, the co-founder of West Corporation.

For the journalist, see Mary Allen West.

Mary West
Born1945/1946 (age 74–75)[1]
Known forco-founder, West Corporation
Net worth$500 million (March 2017)[1]
Spouse(s)Gary West

Early life

Mary West has a high school diploma, but never attended college.[1] She grew up in Miami, and moved to Omaha part way through high school.[2]

Career

In 1978, with her husband Gary, she co-founded WATS Telemarketing in the garage of their house in Omaha, Nebraska. They sold WATS in 1980 and in 1986 she founded West TeleServices which they took public in 1996.[1]

In 2008, she and her husband had a combined net worth of $2.2 billion.[3]

She owned 10% of West Corporation, a publicly traded telecommunications services provider headquartered in Omaha[1] which was taken private in 2017 as a subsidiary of Apollo Global Management .[4][5]

Philanthropy

They have given away in excess of $400 million to "senior citizen wellness and cutting the nation's health care costs".[2]

Personal life

She is married to Gary West, and they live in San Diego.[1] The Wests own Thoroughbred racing horses Maximum Security, Game Winner, and New Year's Day.[6]

References
  1. "Mary West". Forbes. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  2. "West Corp. founders' fortune to have a lasting impact | Money". omaha.com. March 16, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  3. Zina Moukheiber (September 18, 2013). "Gary And Mary West Want To Solve Health Care's Intractable Problems". Forbes.com. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  4. "West Corp. CEO retires; Omaha company was sold to New York firm last month".
  5. News, Bloomberg (November 18, 2004). "COMPANY NEWS; WEST TO BUY ECI CONFERENCE CALL SERVICES". The New York Times. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  6. Shulman, Lenny (April 30, 2019). "Gary and Mary West Hope to Change Derby Fortunes". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved May 6, 2019.


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