Martha Rivers Ingram

Martha Rivers Ingram
Martha Ingram in 2008
Born Martha Robinson Rivers
(1935-08-20) August 20, 1935
Charleston, South Carolina< US
Nationality American
Education Vassar College
Occupation Businesswoman
Known for Philanthropist, arts patron
Net worth $5.3 billion (June 2018)[1]
Title Chairman, Ingram Industries
Chairman, Vanderbilt University Board of Trust
Spouse(s) E. Bronson Ingram (deceased)
Children 4, including Orrin H. Ingram II
John R. Ingram
David B. Ingram
Relatives Orrin Henry Ingram (great-grandfather-in-law)
Julius Ingram (great-great-uncle-in-law)
Erskine B. Ingram (grandfather-in-law)
Orrin Henry Ingram, Sr. (father-in-law)
Frederic B. Ingram (brother-in-law)
Ingrid Goude (sister-in-law)

Martha Robinson Rivers Ingram (born August 20, 1935) is an American billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist. In 1995, Ingram succeeded her late husband as chairman and chief executive officer of Ingram Industries, one of America's largest privately-held companies.

Early life

Martha Robinson Rivers was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the daughter of John Minott and Martha Elizabeth Robinson Rivers. She was educated at Ashley Hall in Charleston. She graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1957.[2]

Career

Upon graduation, she found employment at WCSC-AM/FM and WCSC-TV, a radio and television station, respectively, owned by her father.[2]

Ingram was appointed by her husband as director of public affairs at Ingram Industries in 1979.[2] After her husband's death in 1995, she became chairman and CEO.[2]

Political activity

In 2015, Ingram donated to Democratic candidate Megan Barry's campaign to become the new Mayor of Nashville.[3]

Philanthropy

The Martha Rivers Ingram Center for the Performing Arts.

Ingram was a co-founder of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center which opened in 2005.[4][5][6] She formerly served as Chairman of the Board of Trust of Vanderbilt University in Nashville. The Vanderbilt Blair School of Music has been the recipient of $300 million of Ingram company stock.[5][6]

Ingram was named in Business Week as the 50th most generous philanthropist, for her donations from 2000 to 2004.[5][7][8] In 2006 she was honored by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee as the 2006 recipient of the 13th Annual Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award for her philanthropic efforts.[5][9] She received the Eli & Edythe Broad Award for Philanthropy in the Arts.[4]

Personal life

She married E. Bronson Ingram II, the son of business magnate Orrin Henry Ingram, Sr., on October 4, 1958, at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.[2][4] They had three sons: Orrin H. Ingram II, John R. Ingram, and David B. Ingram, and a daughter, Robin Ingram Patton.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Forbes The World's Billionaires". Forbes. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Inside A $15 Billion Dynasty, Bloomberg Business, September 28, 1997
  3. ↑ Harrison, Scott (September 8, 2015). "Barry vs. Fox: Who the biggest business names have their money behind for mayor". Nashville Business Journal. Nashville, Tennessee. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Vanderbilt University: Board of Trust: Martha R. Ingram". Vanderbilt University. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Martha Ingram's philanthropy page. Faces of Philanthropy, accessed December 29, 2010.
  6. 1 2 Martha Rivers Ingram Awarded for Philanthropy in The Arts. Brentwood Life, accessed December 29, 2010.
  7. ↑ The 50 Most Generous Philanthropists. Business Week, accessed December 29, 2010.
  8. ↑ Martha Ingram and Family profile. Forbes, accessed December 29, 2010.
  9. ↑ Nashville Philanthropist Martha Ingram Named 13th Annual Joe Kraft Award Recipient Archived 2007-05-20 at Archive.is. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, accessed on December 29, 2010.
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