Martha Rivers Ingram

Martha Rivers Ingram
Ingram in 2020
Born
Martha Robinson Rivers

(1935-08-20) August 20, 1935 (age 89)
EducationVassar College
OccupationBusinesswoman
Known forPhilanthropist, arts patron
TitleFormer chairman, Ingram Industries
Former chairman, Vanderbilt University Board of Trust
Spouse
(m. 1958; died 1995)
Children4, including Orrin H. Ingram II
John R. Ingram
David Bronson Ingram
RelativesFrederic B. Ingram (brother-in-law)
Ingrid Goude (sister-in-law)
Sarah LeBrun Ingram (daughter-in-law)

Martha Robinson Rivers Ingram (born August 20, 1935) is an American billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist. In 1995, Ingram succeeded her late husband as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Ingram Industries, one of America's largest privately-held companies. She is the co-author of three books, including two biographies and a history of the performing arts in Nashville, Tennessee.