World's billionaires - Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler and her son Georg

Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler (born August 17, 1941 in Prague is one of the owners of , one of the world's largest producers of roller bearings. The other owner is her son Georg F. W. Schaeffler.

Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler was born in Prague and grew up in Vienna. She finished high school and attended medical school at Vienna University and now, as co-owner of the Schaeffler Group, is continuing the lifelong work of her husband Dr. Ing. h.c. Georg Schaeffler, who died in 1996. Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler is Deputy Chairperson of the Supervisory Board. The Schaeffler Group, one of the largest European industrial companies in family ownership, is based in Herzogenaurach, Germany. The company was founded by brothers Georg and Wilhelm Schaeffler, who came to Herzogenaurach in 1946 to rebuild their lives after the exodus from Silesia.