Angela Macuga is an American sales and marketing professional best known as the third wife of Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank. The couple met through their children’s youth soccer in 2012, married in June 2016, and announced their divorce at the start of 2019.
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Who is Angela Macuga?
Born on March 14, 1968, in Brooks, Georgia, Macuga built a career in marketing before her marriage to Blank drew public attention. She studied at the University of South Carolina in Sumter and later joined the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation as a director.
Angela Macuga at a glance
- Full name: Angela Macuga, also known as Angie Macuga
- Born: March 14, 1968, in Brooks, Georgia
- Education: University of South Carolina in Sumter
- Work: sales, marketing, and branding
- Known for: marriage to Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank
- Children: three, including Emily and Drew
A marketing career and work with MADD
Macuga’s work spanned sales, marketing, and branding. Her experience includes Graphic Solutions Group and the promotional products firm Boundless Network.
As a director of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, she was part of an organization that funds grants in early childhood development, education, green space, and the arts.
Away from business, Macuga has been a longtime advocate for Mothers Against Drunk Driving. In 2015, she helped lead the 11th annual Walk Like MADD and MADD Dash, a fundraising walk and run in Georgia.
How she met Arthur Blank
Macuga and Blank met in 2012 at a youth soccer league where their children played. Blank, who cofounded Home Depot and bought the Atlanta Falcons in 2002, was watching his teenage son Joshua, while two of Macuga’s children, Emily and Drew, competed in the same league.
Blank once called Macuga “the poster child of what it means to be a soccer mom.” His interest in the sport deepened around this time, and in 2014 he was awarded a Major League Soccer expansion franchise for Atlanta, the club later named Atlanta United. He and Macuga became engaged that same year, roughly two years after they met.
Marriage to Arthur Blank
Macuga became Blank’s third wife when the two married in June 2016. He had six children from two earlier marriages, to Diana Blank and Stephanie Blank, and Macuga brought three of her own, which gave the couple a large blended family. According to her biography on the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation website, the household included nine children and five grandchildren.
The wedding was private. The date and location were never released, and Blank referred to the marriage only briefly in a 2016 interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
In May 2015, while the two were engaged, they appeared together on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” Macuga danced with the host, and Blank bid $8,000 on a replica dress during the segment.
What is Angela Macuga’s net worth?
No verified figure exists for Angela Macuga’s personal net worth. Several websites list exact amounts, sometimes even a specific salary, but none point to a credible financial source, and no public record backs them up. Any specific net worth claim about her should be treated as unconfirmed.
Blank’s wealth is well documented by comparison. Forbes lists the Atlanta Falcons owner as a billionaire, with a fortune rooted in Home Depot and his Atlanta sports teams. Because the terms of the couple’s divorce settlement were never made public, any estimate of what Macuga received is guesswork.
The divorce, and where she is now
Macuga and Blank are no longer married. On January 1, 2019, a spokesperson for Blank told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the couple had agreed to “amicably part ways.” The split came about two and a half years after the wedding. Only weeks earlier, in December 2018, Macuga had stood beside Blank to celebrate Atlanta United’s MLS Cup title.
Two details are worth keeping in mind when reading older coverage. Public records do not fully agree on whether the divorce was ever formally finalized; some list it as complete in 2019, while at least one database still shows the couple as married. Several profiles also describe how Macuga’s first marriage ended, yet none cite a verifiable source, so those accounts are best treated with caution.
Macuga has rarely appeared in the news since 2019. There are no credible reports of a new marriage, and she has given no interviews about her years with Blank.
What can be documented about her is modest but consistent. She built a career in marketing, gave years to MADD and the family foundation, and was married to one of Atlanta’s wealthiest men for less than three years. The figures and personal details attached to her name beyond that have never held up to a reliable source.
