Anne Gittinger

Anne Gittinger is an American billionaire heiress, the granddaughter of John W. Nordstrom, the co-founder of the Nordstrom department store chain.[2]

Anne Gittinger
Born
Anne Nordstrom

1930/1931 (age 88–89)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Washington
Known forOwner of 11% of Nordstrom
Net worth$1.3 billion (2019)[1]
Spouse(s)D. Wayne Gittinger
(1933–2014)
Children2
Parent(s)Everett Nordstrom
RelativesJohn W. Nordstrom (grandfather)
Bruce Nordstrom (brother)

Early life

She is the granddaughter of the co-founder of the Nordstrom department store chain, John W. Nordstrom, and the sister of Bruce Nordstrom, the company's former chairman and CEO.[1] She has a degree from the University of Washington.[3][4]

Career

Gittinger is Nordstorm's largest shareholder after her brother Bruce Nordstrom.[5]

As of October 2015, she had a net worth of $1.6 billion.[1]

Personal life

She was married to D. Wayne Gittinger (1933–2014), a pitcher on the Husky baseball team from Kellogg, Idaho. After graduating from UW in 1954 and its law school in 1957, he was a partner in the Seattle law firm Lane Powell and a former Nordstrom director.[3][4][6][7] They had two children, and lived in Seattle.[1]

References
  1. "Anne Gittinger". Forbes. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  2. Coffey, Brendan (November 20, 2012). "Nordstrom's success creates a new billionaire". Chicago Tribune. Bloomberg News. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  3. Coffey, Brendan (November 12, 2012). "New Nordstrom Billionaire Emerges as Retail Shares Surge". bloomberg. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  4. "D. Wayne Gittinger, 1933-2014". Columns. (University of Washington alumni magazine): 47. June 2014.
  5. "Where are the women of Nordstrom? One is a billionaire". MyNorthwest.com. November 13, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  6. "Obituary: D. Wayne Gittinger". Seattle Times. March 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  7. "In Memoriam: D. Wayne Gittinger". Lane Powell PC. March 13, 2014. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
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