Wilma Tisch

Wilma "Billie" Tisch (née Stein; June 25, 1927 – June 7, 2026) was an American philanthropist. She was a graduate of Skidmore College and served on its board as well as pursuing many other philanthropic ventures.

Background Tisch was born on June 25, 1927, in Long Branch, New Jersey, but grew up in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Her father, Joseph Stein, the son of German Jewish immigrants, worked as a journalist and later in the automotive industry and opened the first Cadillac dealership in New Jersey; her mother, Rose Liebesman Stein, was the daughter of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants. Vice Chairman of United Way of New York City, Director of the Tisch Foundation, Trustee of Skidmore College, Trustee of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Trustee of the September 11th Fund, and served on the Mayor’s Transition Advisory Council of New York City.

In 1976, she received the Louis Marshall Medal from the Jewish Theological Seminary for "consecrated service to Judaism and the American Jewish Community". Andrew H. Tisch (born 1949). Co-chair, Loews Corporation 2006-2024. Voluntary leadership positions at Cornell University, Harvard Business School, NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and Weill Cornell Medicine. Daniel Tisch: Managing member, Towerview LLC, a family investment fund. Board member at New York University. Former Board Chair at Suffield Academy, the high school alma mater of all 4 Tisch sons. He is the father of David Tisch. James S. Tisch (born 1953): Chairman and former CEO of Loews Corporation. Married to Merryl Tisch. One of his children is Jessica Tisch, the Commissioner of the New York Police Department. Another child, Ben Tisch, became the Loew's CEO in 2025. Thomas Jonah Tisch: Managing Partner at Four Partners, a family investment firm. Board member at the NYU Medical Center. Former Brown University Chancellor, co-owner of the New York Sun, and Board member at the Manhattan Institute.

Wilma Tisch died in Manhattan on June 7, 2026, at the age of 98.

Net worth Per Forbes, she had a net worth of 1.4 billion (April 2023).