Katharine Rayner

Katharine Ann Johnson "Kathy" Rayner (born 1944/1945) is an American billionaire heiress.

Katharine Rayner
Born	Katharine Ann Johnson 1944 or 1945 (age 79–80) Atlanta, Georgia, US
Known for	Heiress; 16.4% stake in Cox Enterprises
Spouse(s)	Jesse Kornbluth William P. "Billy" Rayner (1929 - January 22, 2018)
Parent(s)	Anne Cox Chambers Louis G. Johnson
Relatives	Margaretta Taylor (sister) James Cox Chambers (half-brother)

Early life

She was born Katharine Ann Johnson to Anne Cox Chambers and Louis G. Johnson. Her maternal grandfather is James M. Cox. She has a sister Margaretta Taylor, and a half-brother James Cox Chambers, from her mother's second marriage.

Wealth and Philanthropy

In 2015, Rayner's mother Anne Cox Chambers distributed her 49% share in Cox Enterprises equally between her three children.^[1] As of September 2020, her net worth is US$5.2 billion.^[2]

In 2019, she donated over $5 million to the Animal Medical Center in New York City.^[3]

Personal life

She has been married twice. She married Jesse Kornbluth, a magazine writer, on May 26, 1984.^[4][5] They eventually divorced. Her second husband was painter and travel writer William P. "Billy" Rayner, who died on January 22, 2018, at the age of 88.^[6]

Rayner lives in East Hampton, New York.^[2]