Mary West

Mary West
Born	1945/1946 (age 71–72)
Residence	San Diego, California, US
Known for	co-founder, West Corporation
Net worth	$500 million (March 2017)
Spouse(s)	Gary West

Mary West (born 1945/46) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, the co-founder of West Corporation.

Mary West has a high school diploma, but never attended college. She grew up in Miami, and moved to Omaha part way through high school.

In 1978, with her husband Gary, she co-founded WATS Telemarketing in the garage of their house in Omaha, Nebraska. They sold WATS in 1980, and in 1986, she founded West TeleServices in 1986, which went public in 1996.

In 2008, she and her husband had a ccmbined net worth of $2.2 billion.

She owns 10% of West Corporation, a publicly traded telecommunications services provider headquartered in Omaha.

They have given away in excess of $400 million to "senior citizen wellness and cutting the nation's health care costs".

She is married to Gary West, and they live in San Diego.

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