Ina Garten
Chef
Former White House nuclear policy analyst who became a cuisine chef and the Barefoot Contessa television host. She is self-taught and widely known for her heavy use of fresh ingredients.
She briefly attended Syracuse University.
She worked as a culinary columnist for Martha Stewart Living.
She married business professor Jeffrey Garten in 1968.
She has been interviewed by Oprah Winfrey and featured in O, The Oprah Magazine.