Les Wexner

Les Wexner is an American businessman from Ohio whose industry is identified as retail. Born in 1937, he has an estimated net worth of ~$9.3 billion. Wikidata

Business & SEC Activity

The available data identifies Wexner as a retail-industry businessman but does not provide additional details about his companies or career. Wikidata

Philanthropy

The Wexner Foundation reported $16,178,234 in grants paid, $3,686,906 in total assets, $14,917,241 in revenue, and $16,360,440 in expenses for tax year 2023. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

The FEC data contains at least 100 federal contribution records for Wexner; the figures cover only the most recent 100 contributions in the sample, not his full history. In that sample, contributions totaled $1,862,582.20, including $724,600 to Republican recipients, $35,400 to Democratic recipients, and $1,102,582.20 to PACs or other recipients; the largest listed recipients were the NRCC ($304,600), With Honor Fund ($300,000), and NRSC ($283,400). FEC

In the News

August 2026 coverage reported that Wexner became chair emeritus and a nonvoting member of the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Board. Another report said Sen. Jon Husted's campaign donated $34,300 in Wexner contributions to Freedom a la Cart while retaining $45,600 in other Wexner contributions; June 2026 GDELT headlines also reported lawsuits by two alleged Jeffrey Epstein victims against Wexner and an Ohio State report concerning a doctor named in Epstein files. NewsAPI GDELT