3. Shari Arison – Net worth: $4.8 billion
Surprised a woman is one of the richest people in Israel?
Born in 1957, Shari Arison is an American-born Israeli businesswoman and philanthropist with a net worth of $4.8 billion.
A huge part of her fortune comes for her late father, Ted, who founded Carnival Corporation, a cruise line company chaired by her brother, Micky.
Shari Arison also has stakes in Israel’s Bank Hapoalim and infrastructure behemoth Shikun & Binui Holdings Ltd.
The wealthiest woman in Israel controls her investments through the Arison Group and the Ted Arison Family Foundation, which each year contributes to hundreds of nonprofits involved in health, education, disabilities and research.
In 2008, she started Miya, a $100 million venture that aims to maximize the efficiency of large urban water systems and launched International Good Deeds Day to advocate community service.
In 2013, Shari Arison released her latest book called ‘Activate Your Goodness: Transforming the World Through Doing Good’. You might want to read it!
