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Isabel Maxwell was born on 16 August, 1950 in Maisons-Laffitte, France, is a French-born entrepreneur. Discover Isabel Maxwell's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?

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Occupation Entrepreneur
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 16 August, 1950
Birthday 16 August
Birthplace Maisons-Laffitte, France
Nationality France

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Who Is Isabel Maxwell's Husband?

Her husband is Dale Djerassi (m. 1984-1989) David Hayden (m. 1990-1996)

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Parents Robert Maxwell (father)Elisabeth Maxwell (mother)
Husband Dale Djerassi (m. 1984-1989) David Hayden (m. 1990-1996)
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Children 1

Isabel Maxwell Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Isabel Maxwell worth at the age of 74 years old? Isabel Maxwell’s income source is mostly from being a successful Entrepreneur. She is from France. We have estimated Isabel Maxwell's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Entrepreneur

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1950

Isabel Sylvia Margaret Maxwell (born 16 August 1950) is a French-born entrepreneur and the co-founder of Magellan, an early search engine that was acquired by Excite.

Maxwell has been listed as a Technology Pioneer of the World Economic Forum, She served as the President of Commtouch, an Israeli internet company that became CYREN.

Maxwell was born in Maisons Laffitte, France on 16 August 1950 along with her fraternal twin sister Christine Maxwell, to parents Elisabeth and Robert Maxwell.

Her father, a Czechoslovak-born British media proprietor, was Jewish and her mother, a French-born Holocaust scholar, was of Huguenot descent.

One of nine children, her siblings include brothers Kevin Maxwell and Ian Maxwell, and younger sister Ghislaine Maxwell.

1960

From 1960, her family lived at Headington Hill Hall where the offices to Robert Maxwell's Pergamon Press were located.

Her mother stated that while all of her children were brought up Anglican, Isabel was "very taken by the Jewish faith and the politics in Israel."

1972

Maxwell was a pupil at Milham Ford School, Oxford, going on to study at St Hilda's College, Oxford (a constituent college of Oxford University), graduating with an MA in Law, History, and French in 1972.

She earned a master's degree in Education (French) from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, before beginning her career in film and television production.

Maxwell opted out of working directly for her father.

1973

In 1973, Maxwell made her first film, an adaptation of the book Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

1980

Her second film, a documentary on lesbian women, was made in 1980 while at Southern Television in the UK.

1981

In 1981, Maxwell relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area of California in the United States where she continued to produce and direct documentaries.

1982

In 1982, Maxwell wrote and directed Gray's Inn - A Fountain of Justice, narrated by Ludovic Kennedy.

1984

Maxwell worked with Djerassi Films Inc. on collaborative projects with Dale Djerassi whom she married in 1984.

1988

They co-produced the feature film '68 (released in 1988 by New World Pictures) and the 1982 PBS documentary, Bhutan – A Strange Survival, introduced by Senator Charles H. Percy of Illinois and narrated by Ludovic Kennedy.

Michael Aris, the late husband of Aung San Suu Kyi, served as adviser and writer.

1990

In 1990, Maxwell left the film industry, moved to Berkeley, and began to work with her sister Christine at an internet data company.

Maxwell was a co-founder of the company behind early search engine Magellan.

1993

Isabel joined twin sister Christine Maxwell who was leading a small company called Research on Demand that was online in 1993"".

The company changed names to McKinley Group (named after North America’s highest mountain) and became a search engine with ratings.

Maxwell served as a senior vice president, her second husband, David Hayden, was CEO and her sister Christine was publisher.

1995

The Maxwell sisters launched the Magellan web search service in September 1995.

1996

In early 1996, the company was poised to IPO, but investment bank Robertson Stephens decided to put Excite on the market first.

A few months later, IPOs became difficult and the startup company was running out of money.

Magellan wanted to go public with Lehman doing the offering but was unsuccessful.

Michael Wolfe's book Burn Rate also describes a failed deal to combine with Wolff New Media, which shortly later went broke itself.

With intensifying financial constraints, Maxwell’s husband was pushed out of the company by investors and her sister left.

Isabel assumed the responsibility to dispose of the company.

After a layoff, the firm was sold for $18 million (of stock) to competitor Excite.

1997

Maxwell was the president of Commtouch, Inc., an Israeli-American e-mail messaging and security company, from 1997 to 2001.

1999

The company went public on NASDAQ in 1999.

2001

Maxwell was a member of Israel Venture Network (IVN), an organization founded in 2001 by Éric Benhamou.

2003

From 2003 to 2004, Maxwell was invited by Blumberg capital to become CEO of iCognito, renamed Puresight, an Israeli web content filtering software company.

2004

She was a Director of Israel Venture Network and built up their Social Entrepreneur program in Israel from 2004–2010.

She was the chairperson of the IVN Social Entrepreneur Fellowship Program, from 2004-2010.

She spoke on several occasions for and on behalf of IVN at conferences such as WEBBIT in Istanbul in Turkey.

Maxwell has been a director of the Peres center for peace and has also been involved in fundraising for Soroka Medical Center.

2005

She turned the company around, and it was sold in 2005 to Boston Communications.

2014

In 2014, the company changed its name to CYREN.