12 Facts About Sonia Gardner

Sonia Gardner was born on 1962 and is an American businesswoman, hedge fund manager and the co-founder of Avenue Capital Group.

Sonia Gardner was born Sonia Esther Lasry to a Jewish family in Marrakech, Morocco.

Sonia Gardner immigrated with her family to the US in 1966 at the age of four.

Sonia Gardner's father was a computer programmer and her mother was a schoolteacher.

Sonia Gardner was raised in West Hartford, Connecticut with her brother Marc Lasry and sister Ruth Lasry.

In 2008, Sonia Gardner was the recipient of the 100 Women in Hedge Funds' 2008 Industry Leadership Award.

Sonia Gardner is currently the United Nations Capital Development Fund, Goodwill Ambassador for Gender Equality in Access to Finance.

Sonia Gardner serves on the Board of Directors of 100 Women in Hedge Funds.

Sonia Gardner is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Sonia Gardner was previously on the board of the non-profit organization "Her Justice," which helps victims of domestic violence.

Sonia Gardner was on the Board of Directors of the Managed Funds Association and on its executive committee.

In November 2017, Sonia Gardner was presented with the Women's Entrepreneurship Day Pioneer Award at the United Nations in New York City.