Tanya Snyder | |
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 Snyder in 2021
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| Born | 1967
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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| Education | Forest Park High School |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Known for | Former Co-CEO of the Washington Commanders |
| Spouse(s) | Art Foreman (divorced) Daniel Snyder (m. 1994) |
| Children | 3 |
Tanya Ivey Snyder (born 1967) is an American businesswoman and breast cancer awareness advocate. She and her husband, Daniel Snyder, owned the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL) from 1999 to 2023. She launched the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation in 1999, contributing more than $31 million to local community initiatives, and also helped establish the NFL's "Think Pink" breast cancer awareness campaign.
Early life
Snyder grew up in the Forest Park, a suburb of Atlanta. She was the third of four daughters. Her father worked in the computer and tech businesses. She was a cheerleader in junior high school and high school, graduating from Forest Park High School in 1980.
Career
Snyder worked as a fashion model and as a clothing representative in Atlanta.
She and her husband purchased the Washington Redskins in 1999, and she later launched the Washington Commanders Charitable Foundation. Since 2000, the foundation contribute more than $31 million to local community initiatives under her leadership.
Snyder partnered with Zeta Tau Alpha to co-found the THINK PINK campaign for breast cancer awareness within the National Football League in 1999. They passed out 8,000 handmade pink ribbons at FedExField to spread awareness, which led to the pink movement each October throughout the League. She was honored as Mother of the Year in 2013 by the American Cancer Society, the Gloria Heyison Award by Men Against Breast Cancer in 2012, and the Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation's ZTA THINK-PINK! Ambassador Award in 2008.
In May 2014, Snyder and her husband received the Charles B. Wang International Children's Award from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
In 2021, she was named as Co-chief executive officer of the team, leading the transition from the old name, Washington Redskins, to a cultural and business transformation as the Washington Commanders. Snyder also rebranded the organization, appointing a new senior vice president. In October 2022, she was criticized for saying "Hail to the Redskins" after the team had already changed its name.
Personal life
When she was twenty years old, she married Art Foreman, a jewelry sales representative. They divorced two years later. She met American businessman Daniel Snyder on a blind date in 1993; they married in April 1994. The Snyders have three children and reside in Alexandria, Virginia. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008. Snyder is a Republican and has made financial contributions to campaigns for Donald Trump and George Allen.