Mortimer Zuckerman
Mort Zuckerman | |
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Occupation(s) | Executive chairman, Boston Properties Editor-in-chief, U.S. News & World Report |
Spouse |
Marla Prather
(m. 1996; div. 2001) |
Children | 2 daughters |
Mortimer Benjamin Zuckerman (born June 4, 1937)3.0 billion.
Early life and education
Zuckerman was born in
Business career
After graduating, Zuckerman remained at Harvard Business School as an associate professor for nine years. He also taught at Yale University. Zuckerman spent seven years at the real estate firm Cabot, Cabot & Forbes,[9] where he rose to the position of senior vice president and chief financial officer.[10]
In 1980, he purchased the literary magazine
While he still owned Atlantic Monthly, in 1984, Zuckerman bought
Politics
In addition to his publishing and real-estate interests, Zuckerman is also a frequent
Zuckerman has varied in his party affiliations over time,[11] since the late 1970s.
On July 12, 2010, Zuckerman said in an interview that he had helped to write one of President
Zuckerman, a long-time supporter of the Democratic party who cast his vote for
On Obama's healthcare reform bill, Zuckerman stated, "Eighty percent of the country wanted them to get costs under control, not to extend the coverage. They used all their political capital to extend the coverage. I always had the feeling the country looked at the bill and said, 'Well, he may be doing it because he wants to be a transformational president, but I want to get my costs down!'"[15]
Personal life
Before marrying, Zuckerman's dating history included writers Betty Rollin, Nora Ephron, Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington and a four-year relationship with feminist activist Gloria Steinem in the late 1980s, early 1990s.[16][17][18][19][20]
In 1996 Zuckerman married Marla Prather, a curator of the National Gallery of Art.[21] The couple divorced in 2001, and Prather later married lawyer Jonathan D. Schiller.[22]
Zuckerman became a US citizen in 1977.[23]
He owns houses in
On the November 28, 2014, episode of
Philanthropy
In May 2004, Zuckerman pledged $10 million to Harvard University to fund a fellowship for students who are pursuing or have earned professional degree in law, business or medicine but are interested in a degree at Harvard’s Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, or the Harvard Kennedy School.[26] The Zuckerman Fellowship funds a scholarship for full tuition, fees, and health insurance plus an annual stipend for one academic year.[27]
In May 2006, Zuckerman pledged $100 million from his charitable trust towards Memorial Sloan Kettering's new cancer research facility. His donation was the largest single commitment by an individual in Memorial Sloan Kettering's history.[28]
In December 2012, Zuckerman pledged $200 million to endow the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute at Columbia University.[29]
Involvement in Jewish organizations and Israel
Between 2001 and 2003, Zuckerman was the chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Typically, the nominating committee attempts to choose a person who is both respected and uncontroversial. However, Zuckerman was widely opposed by liberal Jewish factions.[30][31] Nonetheless, Zuckerman was eventually elected and served a full term.
In their 2006 paper The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, John Mearsheimer, political science professor at the University of Chicago, and Stephen Walt, academic dean of the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University, named Zuckerman a member of the media wing of the "Israeli lobby" in the United States.[32] Zuckerman replied: "I would just say this: The allegations of this disproportionate influence of the Jewish community remind me of the 92-year-old man sued in a paternity suit. He said he was so proud, he pleaded guilty."[32]
Appointments and associations
Zuckerman serves on the boards of trustees of several educational and private institutions such as
Zuckerman is known to be a mentor to and close associate of
Honors
Zuckerman has received three honorary degrees, including one from Colby College.[39] He was awarded Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the government of France in 1994,[40] a lifetime achievement award from Guild Hall and a gold medal from the American Institute of Architecture in New York.[41]
Bernard Madoff investment scandal
Zuckerman is one of the investors defrauded in a "
On April 6, 2009, Zuckerman filed a lawsuit against
The case is CRT Investments Ltd. v. J. Ezra Merkin, 601052/2009, filed in
2010 Senate election
Although Zuckerman has been known as a Democrat, he was speculated to run for the Senate in 2010 as a Republican or an independent in order to avoid an expensive primary.[47]
Critics pointed to apparent inconsistencies in Zuckerman's publicly stated positions on key issues.
However, on March 2, 2010, he declined to run, citing family and work obligations.[49]
See also
- List of investors in Bernard L. Madoff Securities
- List of vegans
References
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- ^ The Boston Globe, December 23, 1973
- ^ "Boston Properties Management bio". Boston Properties. Archived from the original on August 23, 2006.
- ^ Pareene, Alex (November 23, 2010) War Room's Hack Thirty – No. 15: Mort Zuckerman Archived March 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Salon.com
- ^ "Video – Mort Zuckerman Admits He Helped Write One Of Obama's Speeches". RealClearPolitics. July 12, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
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- ^ ""Mrs. America's" Gloria Steinem Is Still Fighting For Equality Today". Oprah Daily. April 15, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "It's Okay To Be Obsessed With Gloria Steinem's Style". British Vogue. September 10, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "Mort Zuckerman and Gloria Steinem during Wedding of Abe Rosenthal &..." Getty Images. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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- ^ "Magazine Owner Gives $10M For Aid | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ "Zuckerman Fellowship". cpl.hks.harvard.edu. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ "MSKCC Receives Record Gift of $100 Million from Mortimer B. Zuckerman for Cancer Research Facility" (Press release). Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. May 10, 2006. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "With $200 Million Gift, Mortimer B. Zuckerman Endows Mind Brain Behavior Institute at Columbia" (Press release). Columbia University. December 17, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ "Opposition grows to publisherchairing top Jewish organization". jweekly.com. April 27, 2001.
- ^ "Dallas Jewish Week Zuckerman opposed for top Jewish post". dallasjewishweek.com.
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- ^ Stephen Foley (December 16, 2008). "The man who conned the world". The Independent. London.
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- ^ Hurtado, Patricia (April 6, 2009). "Zuckerman Sues Merkin Over $40 Million Madoff Loss (Update3)". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ Barbaro, Michael; Arango, Tim (February 12, 2010). "Mortimer B. Zuckerman Is Said to Mull Run for Senate". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- Village Voice
- ^ Smith, Ben (March 2, 2010). "Mort's out – Ben Smith". Politico.Com. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
External links
Media related to Mortimer Zuckerman at Wikimedia Commons
- Column archive at U.S. News & World Report
- Column archive at Jewish World Review
- Column archive at The Huffington Post
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Mortimer Zuckerman on Charlie Rose
- Mortimer Zuckerman at IMDb
- Mortimer Zuckerman collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Profile at Forbes