Background and career
Susan Gail Alfond (born 1946) is an American investor, philanthropist, and billionaire.
Alfond was born to a Jewish family, the daughter of Dorothy (née Levine) and Harold Alfond. Her father founded the Dexter Shoe Company in 1958 and sold it to Warren Buffett in 1993 for $433 million of Berkshire Hathaway stock. Forbes lists her as the richest person in Maine.
Alfond has three children, Emily Pearl, Daniel Pearl, and David Pearl. She lives in Scarborough, Maine.
