Courtney Sale Ross is the widow of Steven Ross, former chair and CEO of Time Warner Inc. Courtney Ross is best known for her work with The Ross School, the innovative facility for interdisciplinary learning that Courtney Ross established in 1991 at East Hampton, New York. In her commitment to improving...

Alfred E. Mann was born in Portland, Oregon in 1925, and moved to California in 1946 where he has resided until present. As an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, Alfred Mann ranked No.390 in Forbes Magazine’s list of The World’s Richest People in 2007 and No.12 on the list of most generous donors...

Ruth Lilly is the sole heiress to the fortune of Eli Lilly, the century-old pharmaceutical company named after her great-great-grandfather. Ruth Lilly contributes substantially to the arts. She is also an avid supporter of health advocacies, historical preservation causes, youth nonprofits and countless...

When Brooke Astor died on August 13, 2007, thousands of New Yorkers gathered to mourn and remember the grand dame of philanthropy. Brooke Astor was born Roberta Brooke Russell on March 30, 1902 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was the daughter of a Marine Corps commandant and a socialite-intellectual...

Veronica Atkins survives her husband, the late Dr. Robert Atkins, who conceived the highly popular Atkins Diet, which emphasizes a diet low in carbohydrates. Veronica Atkins was born in Russia and is unknown to many. She is an adept cook and has authored two cookbooks. She also sang opera professionally for...