Robert Wilson Dies: Hedge Fund Founder an Apparent Suicide
Thursday, 26 Dec 2013 12:14 PM
By Michael Mullins
Robert Wilson, a
retired hedge fund founder known for his philanthropy, died in an apparent
suicide Monday. Police believe he leaped to his death from his 16th floor
residence at the San
Remo apartment building on Manhattan’s Central Park West. He was 87.
Wilson's body was found in the building's courtyard. Police
reportedly found his apartment locked, window open, and nothing suspicious that
would suggest foul play.
Though it is unclear what might
have triggered the suicide, the 87-year-old had suffered a stroke earlier in
June, his accountant told Bloomberg News, the severity of which was not
reported.
Having retired in 1986, Wilson's Wall Street
career spanned more than five decade, during which time he worked primarily as
a securities analyst. By 2000, his net worth was approximated at $800 million, Bloomberg News reported.
Over the years, Wilson donated much of his fortune to various
nonprofits, particularly conservation groups such as a $100 million gift to the
New York-based Environmental Defense
Fund as well as similar gifts to the Nature Conservancy and the Wildlife
Conservation Society.
"He became the challenge king
of the philanthropic world," Bonnie Burnham, president of the World
Monuments Fund – another recipient of Wilson's
generosity – told Bloomberg News.
Another major benefactor was the
Archdiocese of New York, which received millions over the years from Wilson for its Parochial
school system, despite the fact that he was an atheist. Wilson, who reportedly
had a good relationship with Cardinal Edward Egan, felt Catholic schools
provided a superior education to "the union-controlled inner-city
schools" of public education, the Canada Journal reported.
Wilson began his career as a trainee for First Boston, before
leaving the firm and joining the Army to fight in Korea. When he returned home in
1953, the Detroit-born analyst worked for several firms including General
American Investors, where he served as vice president, and later A.G. Becker.
During his life, Wilson also served as chairman of the New
York City Opera and on the boards of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the
Metropolitan Opera, Bloomberg News reported.
He leaves behind his 88-year-old
brother William and ex-wife Marilyn, whom he had been married to for about 35
years. They had no children.
Environmental Defense Fund
Ricardo
Lagos is a trustee at the Environmental
Defense Fund, and a board member for the International Crisis Group.
Note: George Soros is a
board member for the International
Crisis Group, an advisory board member for the Earth Institute (think tank), the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, the
founder of Soros Fund Management, Bono attended his 2013 wedding
reception, and was a benefactor at the Harlem
Children's Zone.
Bono
is an advisory board member for the Earth
Institute (think tank), a resident at The
San Remo, New York, and attended George
Soros 2013 wedding reception.
Bono Liberty Medal (RIGGED) (Past Research)
Monday, December 2, 2013
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Stanley F.
Druckenmiller was a managing director for Soros Fund Management, is the chairman & benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, a trustee at
the Environmental Defense Fund, and
married to Fiona Druckenmiller.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was a benefactor at the Harlem
Children's Zone, is the founder of Bloomberg
LP, and the founder of the Bloomberg
Family Foundation.
Bloomberg News
is a division of Bloomberg LP.
Fiona Druckenmiller
is a director at the Bloomberg Family
Foundation, and married to Stanley
F. Druckenmiller.
Joshua L. Steiner
is the head of industry verticals for Bloomberg
LP, and a trustee at the New York
Public Library.
Robert W. Wilson
was a benefactor for the New York Public
Library.
Lewis
B. Cullman is a trustee at the New
York Public Library, and was a trustee at the Environmental Defense Fund.
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