MacArthur Foundation

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MacArthur Foundation

ORGANIZATION

Founded in 1978, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is based in Chicago and currently has over $4B in assets. Approximately $200M is granted annually to "foster lasting improvement in the human condition".

Official Website:
http://www.macfound.org/

Location:
Chicago, IL

Founding Date:
1978

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

John Seely Brown Business c. 1940 Director of Xerox PARC, 1990-2000

Drew S. Days III Government 1941 US Solicitor General, 1993-96

Robert E. Denham Attorney 27-Aug-1945 Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson

Jonathan F. Fanton Administrator 1943 President, MacArthur Foundation, 1999-2009

Robert Gallucci Diplomat 11-Feb-1946 President, MacArthur Foundation

Murray Gell-Mann Physicist 15-Sep-1929 Quarks and strangeness

Jamie S. Gorelick Attorney 6-May-1950 9-11 Commission member

Mary Graham Author c. 1944 Wife of Donald Graham

David J. Gross Physicist 19-Feb-1941 Deep structure of matter

Paul Harvey Radio Personality 4-Sep-1918 28-Feb-2009 The Paul Harvey Show

Shirley Hufstedler Judge 24-Aug-1925 US Secretary of Education, 1979-81

Edward H. Levi Government 26-Jun-1911 7-Mar-2000 US Attorney General, 1975-77

John D. MacArthur Philanthropist 6-Mar-1897 6-Jan-1978 Philanthropist, MacArthur Foundation

Walter E. Massey Business 5-Apr-1938 Morehouse College president, physicist

William I. Miller Business c. 1956 CEO of Irwin Financial

Mario J. Molina Chemist 19-Mar-1943 Ozone depletion

Elinor Ostrom Sociologist 7-Aug-1933 12-Jun-2012 Common-pool resources

Jonas Salk Scientist 28-Oct-1914 23-Jun-1995 Discoverer of the first polio vaccine

Gary Samore Government 31-Mar-1953 White House WMD Czar, 2009-13

Marjorie Scardino Business 25-Jan-1947 CEO of Pearson, 1997-2012

Adele Simmons Administrator 21-Jun-1941 President, MacArthur Foundation, 1989-99

William E. Simon Government 27-Nov-1927 3-Jun-2000 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1974-77

Thomas C. Theobald Business 5-May-1937 CEO of Continental Bank, 1987-94

Laura D. Tyson Economist 28-Jun-1947 Dean of London Business School

Byron Wien Business c. 1933 Investment strategist, Blackstone

Frank Wilczek Physicist 15-May-1951 Deep structure of matter

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