Lynn Tilton’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

• Source of Wealth: Finance
• Age: 60
• Birth Place: The Bronx, New York, United States
• Marital Status: Divorced (Kevin Wayne Tilton)
• Full Name: Lynn Garfinkle
• Nationality: American
• Date of Birth: April 22. 1959
• Occupation: Entrepreneur
• Education: Columbia University, Yale University, Columbia Business School
• Children: 1 (Carly Jade)

Lynn Tilton is an American entrepreneur and chief operating officer with an estimated net worth of $450 million, according to Forbes. She is listed by Forbes as one of America’s richest self-made women in 2016.

Lynn Tilton started her career in 1981 for Morgan Stanley. She moved to Goldman, Sachs, & Co. and Merrill Lynch as an investment banker until 1989. Tilton also became the executive at Long Drive Management Trust and Papillon Partners, Inc.’s executive managing director.

She founded Patriarch Partners in 2000. Tilton owns and restructured more than 240 companies with a combined revenues of $100 billion. She serves as chairman and CEO of MD Helicopters, Inc.

Lynn Garfinkle was born on April 22, 1959, in Bronx, New York. She obtained a BA degree in American Studies at Yale University in 1981. Also, she took an MBA degree in Finance at Columbia University. A divorcee, Tilton has a daughter named Carly Jade from her previous relationship.