Carl Lindner III | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Lindner atFC Cincinnati'sMLS franchise announcement event in 2018 | |
| Born | 1953 (age 71–72) Cincinnati,Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | University of Cincinnati |
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| Spouse | Martha Lindner |
| Children | 4 |
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| Family | Lindner family |
Carl Henry Lindner III is an Americanbusinessman fromCincinnati, Ohio. He has served as the co-chief executive officer ofAmerican Financial Group since January 2005. He has also acted as chief executive officer and majority owner ofFC Cincinnati since the club's founding in 2015. He is the son ofCarl Lindner Jr. and a prominent member of theLindner family.
Carl Lindner III was born toCarl Lindner Jr. and Edyth Bailey in 1953 inCincinnati, Ohio. He received aBachelor of Business Administration degree from theUniversity of Cincinnati in 1975.[1]
In 1975, Lindner began working atAmerican Financial Group, which his father had bought two years prior. He has served as chairman of Great American Insurance Company since 1987. He became a director and co-president of American Financial in 1996 and additionally was elected as the co-chief executive officer along with his brother S. Craig Lindner in January 2005.[2]
In 1989, Carl and Martha Lindner were involved as founders and major benefactors inCincinnati Hills Christian Academy, a private university-preparatory school in Cincinnati.[3]
In 2015, Lindner was involved in co-founding soccer clubFC Cincinnati, and is the chief executive officer and majority owner.[4] Speaking about the success and high attendance the club received in its inaugural season, general managerJeff Berding said, "What has happened is directly attributable to having Carl and the Lindner family as our majority owners. It's the foundation of everything."[5]
In 2016, theUniversity of Cincinnati bestowed an honorary doctorate to Lindner.[1]
In his State of the City speech in October 2016, Cincinnati mayorJohn Cranley namedJeff Berding and Carl Lindner III as the shared holders of the Cincinnatian of the Year award for their work managing FC Cincinnati.[6]
Lindner was appointed to theKennedy Center Board of Trustees in March 2019 by PresidentDonald Trump. His term ended in September 2024.[7]
Lindner has been identified as a "devout Christian," and begins each day with thirty minutes of prayer.[3] He and his wife Martha have four children and three grandchildren and reside in Cincinnati.[1]
