Nancy Lerner

Lerner was born to a Jewish family, the daughter of Norma (née Wolkoff) and Al Lerner.^[1][2] She has one brother, Randy Lerner. She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cincinnati and a Juris Doctor from the Cleveland State University College of Law at Cleveland State University.^[3] Her father was the CEO and chief executive of the MBNA Corporation, then the second largest issuer of credit cards in the world.^[1] When he died, his two children became billionaires. She established the Partnership for Families program which pays for In Vitro Fertilization for couples who are unable to afford the procedure.^[4]

Lerner has been married three times. Her first husband was Michael Carosielli whom she divorced in 1998.^[5] In 2005, she married Elliott Fisher.^[6] She has five children.^[3] In 2006, her daughter Emma Beck died in a go-kart accident.^[5][7] Lerner resides in Cleveland, Ohio.^[8]