Background
Kerry, Teresa Heinz was born on October 5, 1938 in Mozambique. Daughter of Jose Simoes Ferreira and Irene Thierstein.
Kerry, Teresa Heinz was born on October 5, 1938 in Mozambique. Daughter of Jose Simoes Ferreira and Irene Thierstein.
Bachelor in Romance Languages, Literature, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1960. Graduate, University Geneva, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Beloit College, Wisconsin.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Bank System Technologies. College Education, New York City. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Drexel University, Pennsylvania.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Medical College Pennsylvania.
Consultant United Nations Trusteeship, New York City. Chairman Heinz Family Foundation, Pittsburgh, Howard Heinz Endowment. Trustee Vira I. Heinz Endowment.
Founder Women's Institute for Secure retirement, since 1996. Endowed creation of professorship environmental management Harvard Business School, chair environmental policy John F. Kennedy School Government. Vice chair Environmental Defense.
Past member external advisory board Institute Biospheric Studies, Yale University. Member advisory board Earth Communications Office. Founder Second Nature.
Co-founder, board directors Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning. Board directors Carnegie Corporation, Family Communications. Trustee Brookings Institute.
Former board directors, trustee Phillips Exeter Academy, St. Paul's School, Georgetown University. Co-founder National Council Families television. Featured speaker Democratic National Convention, Boston, 2004.
Member President Barack Obama's Committee on Arts and Humanities, 2009.
Founding member, co-chair Congressional Wives Soviet Jewry. Trustee governing board Yale Art Gallery. Member trustees council National Gallery Art.
Board directors Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh. Fellow: American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Married John Heinz, February 5, 1966 (deceased April 4, 1991). Children: John, Andre, Christopher. Married John Kerry, May 26, 1995.
Stepchildren: Alex, Vanessa.