Margaretta Taylor

$4.3B
as of 05/08/25

About Margaretta Taylor

Margaretta Taylor inherited an estimated 17% stake in communications, media and automotive conglomerate Cox Enterprises from her mother, Anne Cox Chambers.

Her grandfather, James M. Cox, founded what has become Cox Enterprises in 1898.

Her siblings, James Chambers and Katherine Rayner, also inherited an estimated 17% stake each in Cox Enterprises.

Margaretta's son, Alex Taylor, is CEO and chairman of Cox Enterprises, a $23.1 billion (in revenue) media and automotive company.

Her cousin, Jim Kennedy, is chairman emeritus of Cox Enterprises.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Media, automotive

Residence

Southampton, New York

Birth date

04/15/42 (age 83)

Number of children

2

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Finch College

Self-made

inherited

Margaretta Taylor’s fortune is worth

72K

troy ounces of gold

66K

median U.S. household

43K

median U.S. income

0.086%

U.S. credit card volume

0.017%

GDP of the United States

0.013%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

Neither Margaretta nor her siblings or mother have ever had an active role in the company.

Net worth over time

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