Alice Schwartz
American businesswoman (1925/1926–2025)
Alice Schwartz (1925 or 1926 – September 25, 2025) was an American businesswoman. According to Forbes, Schwartz had an estimated net worth of US$2.0 billion as of September 2025.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Alice Schwartz (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born 1926, died Sep 25, 2025.1
Net worth $1.0B (as of Jun 25, 2021).13 Richest people
Companies
- Bio-Rad LaboratoriesFounder11
- Bio-Rad LaboratoriesBoard member Dec 4, 2003 to Nov 23, 202112
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of California, Berkeley3
Career
Occupation: chemist, entrepreneur.5
- Date not recordedFounded Bio-Rad Laboratories4
Schwartz graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in biochemistry. While at Berkeley, she met fellow student David Schwartz, whom she married, and in 1952, the couple founded the life sciences research company Bio-Rad Laboratories with their joint savings of $720. Schwartz was a researcher and director with the company and was on its board since its founding. After her husband died in 2012, Schwartz's son Norman became the company's chairman and CEO.
According to Forbes, in 2020 she was the oldest woman on the richest women in the U.S. list.
Schwartz died on September 25, 2025, at the age of 99.
From Wikipedia’s article on Alice Schwartz (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Personal life
Awards
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- 1WikidataAlice Schwartz on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAlice Schwartz on Wikipedia
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- 8Wikidataspouse, as reported
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- 10Wikidataaward, as reported
- 11WikidataBio-Rad Laboratories, Founder
- 12SEC EDGARBio-Rad Laboratories, Board member
- 13WikidataNet worth