Valerie Mars
Valerie Anne Mars is an American billionaire heiress and businesswoman. In February 2019, Forbes estimated her wealth to be $6.0 billion.
Valerie Mars is a fourth generation member of the Mars family. Her father was late Forrest Mars Jr.. She has three sisters: Marijke Mars, Pamela Mars-Wright and Victoria B. Mars. She inherited about 8 percent stake of Mars Inc. in 2016, which made her a billionaire.
She earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University, and an MBA from Columbia University. She is married to Philip Michael White, and has two sons.
She is a senior vice president and head of corporate development for Mars, Inc. Since 2014 she has served as a board member of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. She serves also as a board member of Ahlstrom-Munksjö, a Finnish-Swedish stock company. She is member of the advisory board of Rabobank North America. Her participation in nonprofit organizations include board membership in Conservation International and the Open Space Institute.
