- Source of Wealth: Inheritance
- Marital Status: Widowed (Al Lerner)
- Full Name: Norma Lerner
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: 1935
- Occupation: Businessperson
- Children: 2 (Randy and Nancy)
Norma Lerner is the widow of Al Lerner who made fortune creating credit card giant MBNA. Barely billionaire: family’s fortune fluctuating on Bank of America stock eventually had their shares drop by 15%.
Al Lerner, born in Brooklyn to Russian immigrants, sold furniture, invested earnings in Cleveland-area real estate. Bought control of Equitable Bancorp 1981, merged with Maryland National 1989; spun off MBNA 1991, eventually sold to BofA. Returned pro football to Cleveland in 1999.
Norma Lerner also owns the Cleveland Browns. They have a mansion that has a swimming pool with pool house, gardens, putting green, a man-made lake, tennis court, and an attached garage.