2. Martine Rothblatt
Net worth: $390 million
Born Martin Rothblatt, Martine is only the CEO of United Therapeutics Corporation and is hailed as the highest paid female CEO in America. Before starting her biotech company, Rothblatt was a communications lawyer running her own digital radio company. The 60-year old, who came out as transgender 20 years ago, has four children one of whom had a rare disease that inspired her to start her biotech firm.
1. Jennifer Pritzker
Net worth: $1.79 billion
The only billionaire on this list of highest paid transgender celebrities, Jennifer Pritzker, belongs to one of the most surprising industries for transgenders: the military. The former Army Lieutenant Colonel announced her transition in August of 2013. She is the founder of Chicago’s military library, is on the Forbes list of America’s 400 richest, has investments in hotel (1.5% stocks in Hyatt hotels) and wealth management (CEO of Tawani Enterprises in Chicago), and is the ONLY known transgender billionaire in the world.
If there’s anything that this list of the 11 highest paid transgender celebrities proves, it’s that success knows no genders. The best part is, these transgender celebs are using both their celebrity status and their wealth to help advance the causes of the LGBT community and fight against discrimination.
