Valerie Mars
Valerie Anne Mars | |
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| Born | January 20, 1959 United States |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Years active | Since 1984 |
| Known for | Senior vice president at Mars, Inc.; board member of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Ahlstrom-Munksjö |
| Notable work | Board memberships at Conservation International and Open Space Institute |
| Spouse | Philip Michael White |
Valerie Anne Mars (born January 20, 1959) is an American businesswoman and billionaire heiress. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index in June 2021, her estimated net worth was $11.5 billion.
She represents the fourth generation of the Mars family and is the daughter of the late Forrest Mars Jr. (1931–2016). Valerie has three sisters: Marijke Mars, Pamela Mars-Wright, and Victoria B. Mars. In 2016, she acquired approximately an 8 percent ownership in Mars, Incorporated, which cemented her status as a billionaire.
Mars earned her undergraduate degree from Yale University and completed an MBA at Columbia University. Since 1984, she has been married to Philip Michael White, with whom she has two sons.
In her professional capacity, she holds the position of senior vice president and leads corporate development at Mars, Inc. She has been a member of the board of directors for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles since 2014 and also serves on the board of Ahlstrom-Munksjö, a company specializing in paper products based in Finland and Sweden. Furthermore, she is part of the advisory board for Rabobank North America. Her philanthropic commitments include board memberships at Conservation International and an honorary trusteeship with the Open Space Institute.