An entrepreneur and philanthropist, and not too far away either

Living in Southern Spain we don't often hear about wealthy business people who are also major benefactors to charity, philanthropists they're called. Previously I could only mention people like Bill Gates or Paul Newman, but now I've got a scoop.

Not too far away from here is Gibraltar which is a small British territory that is a centre of banking and other service industries and where I've just discovered another entrepreneur who is also a philanthropist. In fact she's so close, only a couple of hours away that I could probably even meet her if I made the effort, but I digress, let me tell you more.

Ruth Parasol is one of those very rare woman who rise to the top in their industry, she joined her father's real estate business at an early age but then developed several companies with business partners because of her expertise in web enabled applications and international law.

A few years ago she got married and now lives in Gibraltar where she helps run the Bonita Trust, a fantastic charity that supports cultural, health, and education non-profit organisations in Gibraltar.

I'm not sure how much Ruth is worth, and I don't suppose it's terribly important, but she was once listed on the Forbes top 400 list although she now devotes her time to looking after her family and helping run the Bonita Trust.