Gretel Packer
Australian investor and philanthropist
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Gretel Lees Packer AM (born August 1965[3]) is an Australian investor and philanthropist.[4]
- Chair, Crown Resorts Foundation
- Chair, Packer Family Foundation
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| Born | August 1965 (age 60) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Known for | Packer family |
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| Children | 3[1] |
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Early life and career
Packer is the daughter of Kerry Packer AC, a media mogul, and his wife, Roslyn Packer AC. She is the granddaughter of Sir Frank Packer. She is a former student of Ascham School.[5]
Following the death of her father and an estimated A$1.2 billion settlement[3] in 2015 with her brother, James, she inherited investments in Crown Resorts, and other companies.[6]
Her philanthropic interests include a broad range of community activities and charities aligned to the arts, education, and environmental science. Packer is Vice-President of the Board of Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales,[7] Chair of the Advisory Board of Crown Resorts Foundation, Chair of the Packer Family Foundation, Chair of The Sydney Theatre Company Foundation, and a Founding Patron of the Taronga Zoo Conservation Science Initiative and a Founding Governor of the Taronga Zoo Foundation. She has previously served as a Director of the Royal Hospital for Women Foundation and as a Council Member of the Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation.[8][9][10]
Personal life
Packer had two children to her first husband, Nick Barham, whom she divorced in 1999;[1] and one child to her second husband, Shane Murray, whom she married in late 2005 and divorced in 2007.[2]
Net worth
As of May 2025[update], Packer's net worth was assessed as A$2.33 billion by the Financial Review in the 2025 Rich List.[11] Forbes Asia magazine assessed Packer's net worth at US$1.6 billion in January 2019.[12]
| Year | Financial Review Rich List |
Forbes Australia's 50 Richest | ||
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| 2017[13][14][15] | ||||
| 2018[16] | 61  |
$1.26 billion |
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| 2019[17][12] | 80  |
$1.16 billion |
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$1.60 billion |
| 2020[18] | 56 |
$1.77 billion |
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| 2021[19] | 50 |
$2.30 billion |
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| 2022 | 56 |
$2.00 billion |
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| 2023[20] | 61 |
$2.09 billion |
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| 2024[21] | $2.20 billion |
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| 2025[11] | 71 | $2.33 billion |
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