Lorinda "Linda" de Roulet (née Payson; born May 8, 1930)[1][2] is an American philanthropist.
She is a former president of the New York Mets of Major League Baseball, succeeding her mother, Joan Whitney Payson, in the role upon her mother's death in 1975, and serving until 1980, when her family sold the team to Doubleday & Company.
At the time of the sale, de Roulet was succeeded as president by Fred Wilpon.
[12][13] De Roulet founded the Patrina Foundation,[9] which supports education and social services for women.
[9] She has sold artwork collected by her mother, including paintings by Pablo Picasso, donating the proceeds to charity.