Susan Alfond was born on 1946 in Scarborough, Maine, United States. Susan Alfond is one of four heirs who are billionaires thanks to Warren Buffett's worst deal: the Dexter Shoe Company.
Her father bought an old mill in Dexter, Maine 1958 and turned it into a shoemaker that eventually sold millions of boots and causal shoes a year.
In 1993 her father shrewdly sold the company to Buffett for Berkshire Hathaway stock. The Alfonds have made billions from the rising share price.
She and her brothers, Ted and Bill, also share a small stake in Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool FC.
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Biography/Timeline
1958
Susan 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 Buffet in 1993 for $433 million of Berkshire Hathaway stock.
