Paula Throckmorton was born on 9 July 1964, in the United States of America. She is a writer and teacher, but probably best known for her marriage to journalist and author Fareed Zakaria. She’s known for her previous work with “Wall Street Journal” and “Slate” and now focuses on writing novels.
All of her endeavors have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
Paula Throckmorton Net Worth $1.5 million
How rich is Paula Throckmorton? As of late-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is over $1.5 million , earned through success in her various endeavors, accumulated during her career which began in the late 1980s. She also found success in the business world before focusing her time on raising children. She currently does teaching work and as she continues her endeavors, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.
Paula attended Harvard College and after graduating, would also pursue an MBA course from the university. She then focused on a career in business before meeting Fareed Zakaria. She found a lot of success which increased her net worth, as she also wrote for the prestigious “The Wall Street Journal”, and the on-line magazine “Slate”. She started a jewelry business, with her making her own jewelry. However, she would soon leave the business world to focus on her family. After several years, she focused once more on a career, this time as a writer, and started working on writing novels.
Throckmorton also does teaching work, which helps maintain her net worth. She mainly teaches meditation, a topic she has been interested in ever since she was a student. She is often invited to teach to various groups of people, but particularly to women who undergo chemotherapy. She also teaches on corporate retreats, in colleges and high schools. She continues to write, and is a regular contributor to the online publication, the “Huffington Post”. She’s also known for her photography work, and has published illustration books in the past, detailing some of her photographs.
Throckmorton continues to do photography though mainly as a hobby.
For her personal life, it is known that Paula married Fareed Zakaria in 1997 and they have three children together. The family resides in New York.
According to reports, the couple met while on a blind date. There was a picture of Fareed shirtless that went viral on social media which caused a bit of turbulence with their relationship, with rumors of him having an extra-marital affair started appearing in various media outlets. A divorce was even announced but they eventually repaired their relationship, as it was proven that the picture was not him. Fareed also temporarily lost his job from the Times Magazine and CNN due to accusations of plagiarism but the charges were eventually lifted. During their free time, the couple is also known to do philanthropic work. They set up the “Paula Throckmorton Zakaria and Fareed Zakaria Scholarship” through the University of Oklahoma which offers students the opportunity to study abroad. She’s also active on social media, particularly Facebook and Twitter, though both of them are personal accounts without much of a large following. She also has an Instagram account.
