Name Patricia Frist Role Philanthropist | Spouse Thomas F. Frist, Jr. | |
Full Name Patricia Champion Residence Belle Meade, Tennessee, U.S. Occupation Businesswoman, philanthropist Relatives Thomas F. Frist, Sr. (father-in-law)
Bill Frist (brother-in-law) Children Thomas F. Frist, III, William R. Frist, Patricia Frist Elcan | ||
Patricia C. Frist is an American businesswoman and philanthropist from Tennessee.
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Early life
Patricia Champion Frist was born as Patricia Champion.
Career
Frist served as the President of Frist Capital, an investment firm. She served on the Board of Directors of SunTrust Bank from 2000 to 2010.
Philanthropy
She serves on the Board of Trustees of the Frist Foundation. Additionally, she serves on the Boards of Directors of the Friends of Warner Park. She also serves as an honorary trustee of the Harpeth Hall School.
The Patricia Champion Frist Hall on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville was renamed in her honor in 1998; it houses the School of Nursing.
Political activity
She is a large donor to the Republican Party. In 1997, she donated US$100,000 to the Republican National Committee.
Personal life
She is married to Thomas F. Frist, Jr., a billionaire who co-founded the Hospital Corporation of America. They reside in Belle Meade, Tennessee. They have two sons, Thomas F. Frist, III and William R. Frist, and a daughter, Patricia Frist Elan, who is married to investor Charles A. Elcan.