Jim Simons, billionaire hedge fund manager, philanthropist, dies at 86
Jim Simmons, a mathematics professor who became one of the most successful hedge fund managers in history, died Friday at the age of 86, according to his foundation. Simmons, a prolific philanthropist who donated more than $1 billion to Stony Brook University, died Friday in New York City, the Simmons Foundation announced on its website. […]
Greedy son forced wealthy NY philanthropist to walk without cane in ploy to send her to early grave, siblings claim in lawsuit
The siblings allege that his greedy son abused his wealthy mother, forcing her to climb the stairs without a cane, leading to her premature death and a brutal fall. Jeffrey Cutler, 43, stole his philanthropist mother Cecilia’s $10 million fortune after dipping into her expensive wine collection at her Westchester County mansion and removing a […]
Charitable misgiving: The modern billionaire philanthropist
Recently, and somewhat quietly, 93-year-old Ruth Gottsman said: billion dollar gift to Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. The purpose of this gift was to make medical school forever free to medical students. Surprisingly, this gift had few strings attached, other than the mission. No request was made to change the name of […]