Sandra Ortega Mera
Zara · La Coruna
Net worth
$13.7B
Today
−$9M−0.07%Past month
+$926M+7.23%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Sandra Ortega Mera is the daughter of Amancio Ortega, cofounder of clothing giant Inditex, known for its Zara retail chain. She inherited her fortune from her mother, Rosalia Mera (d. 2013), who cofounded Inditex with Amancio Ortega in the 1970's. Now the second-richest person in Spain, after her father, Sandra holds roughly a 4.5% stake in Inditex, but she is not involved in the company. She devotes her time to Fundación Paideia, the nonprofit her mother started that supports vocational training for people with disabilities. She owns a 4.5% stake in publicly traded pharma company PharmaMar, which specializes in anticancer drugs.
Net worth over time
Principal holdings
3 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Industria de Diseno Textil S.A. MADRID: ITX-ES | Fashion & Retail | 68.6% | $9.4B |
Private and other holdings | Fashion & Retail | 30.9% | $4.2B |
Pharma Mar MADRID: PHM-ES | Fashion & Retail | 0.5% | $64M |
Also known for
- Sandra Ortega Mera holds a psychology degree from the Universidad de Santiago.
- Sandra Ortega Mera lives a private life in the Galician town of La Coruña with her husband and three kids.