Linda Pizzuti Henry is an American businesswoman, entrepreneur, producer, investor, filmmaker and CEO of Boston Globe best known as the wife of John W. Henry.
John William Henry II is an American businessman and investor who is the principal owner of Liverpool Football Club, the Boston Red Sox, The Boston Globe, and co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing.
Linda Pizzuti Henry was born in September 1968, in Lynnfield, Massachusetts to parents, Maria Pizzuti, and Don Pizzuti. Her father, Don Pizzuti, an Italian native who moved to New England when he was a teenager. He founded a real estate company, Pizzuti Company.
Linda Pizzuti Henry is the youngest out of her three siblings. She was raised alongside two older sisters, Tina Pizzuti-Brzezenski and Laura Pizzuti-Gamache. Linda attended Babson College where she received her Bachelor of Science degree.
Linda Pizzuti Henry graduated with a Master’s Degree in Real Estate Development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the age of twenty-six.
How did Linda Pizzuti Meet John Henry?
Linda Pizzuti Henry met John Henry on the night of June 6, 2008, when Henry and Tom Werner went out partying. They ended up at a bar where Boston fashion mogul Alan Bilzerian’s daughter was celebrating her birthday.
Linda Pizzuti had refused Henry’s advances initially, partly because he was twice her age and also because her parents were against the relationship. However, her family finally gave their consent and she agreed to marry him. The couple tied the knot on Henry’s yacht in 2009 and the reception was held at Fenway Park.