John Kluge Philanthropy...
John Kluge is a media mogul and the major force behind the empire MetroMedia (which later became Fox Network). John Kluge is one of those businessmen and philanthropists who lives in anonymity.
Kluge’s success began with his purchase of Metropolitan Broadcasting Company’s stocks. He eventually...
Sidney Kimmel Philanthropy...
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Sidney Kimmel attended Temple University and soon worked for a clothing firm that was jointly owned by his brother, where he rose to become the president of the company. In 1970, he founded and served as the CEO of Jones Apparel Group Inc. from 1975 to 2002. Jones Apparel...
Kirk Kerkorian Philanthropy...
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Kirk Kerkorian is a rags-to-riches American success story. The son of two Armenian immigrants, Kirk Kerkorian is a testament that the driven can succeed on vision, persistence, hard work, and calculated risk.
Kirk Kerkorian was born in California in 1917. After dropping out of school during 8th grade, he...
Paul Jansen Philanthropy...
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Paul Jansen is currently the Director of the Global Non-Profit Practice, McKinsey & Co. in San Francisco. He joined the company in 1984. Paul Jansen is responsible for opening McKinsey & Co’s Hong Kong office, where he worked for four years.
McKinsey & Company is an international management...
Irwin Jacobs Philanthropy...
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Dr. Irwin M. Jacobs is a scientist and the co-founder and chairman of Qualcomm. As a scientist and businessman, Dr. Irwin Jacobs has made several contributions to technology. As a philanthropist, he has served by contributing his wealth to education and the arts.
Irwin Jacobs’ wrote the seminal...
Martha Ingram Philanthropy...
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Martha Rivers Ingram made it a point for her life to have the most meaning for herself, and to the many others whose lives she has touched. In 2008, she ranked 147th on the Forbes profiles of the 400 Richest in America and 524th on the Forbes World’s Richest People. But she did not let her business and her...
William Goodwin Philanthropy...
Former AMF Bowling owner William H. Goodwin Jr. is the president and founder of CCA Industries Inc., a diversified firm with interests in hotels, real estate and manufacturing. Based in Richmond, Virginia, William Goodwin’s holdings company owns the Sea Pines Resort in South Carolina as well as The...
Bill Gates Philanthropy...
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Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft with Paul Allen, and the most visible CEO in the world. The Windows operating system placed Microsoft on the map and made the company synonymous with the PC. Gates’ tremendous wealth and generous philanthropy have garnered him praise and placed him in the elite of...
Sidney Edward Frank Philanthropy...
Sidney Edward Frank is an American businessman who was born to a Jewish family on October 2, 1919 in Montville, Connecticut. He grew up in Norwich, Connecticut.
In 1973, Sidney Edward Frank founded and chaired Sidney Frank Importing Co., Inc., importing famous brands like Jacques Cardin brandy, Corazón...
Michael J. Fox Philanthropy...
Michael J. Fox rose to stardom in the 1980s via the T.V. show Family Ties and the movie trilogy Back to the Future. He did numerous movies like Teen Wolf, Casualties of War, Greedy, Doc Hollywood, and The Frighteners. He continued to be active on television in the 1990s through the critically acclaimed...