Draft:Anthony Yoseloff

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Anthony (Tony) Yoseloff
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Davidson Kempner Capital Management - Executive Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer
OrganizationAnthony A. Yoseloff Foundation
Known forPhilanthropy
SpouseNanar Yoseloff[1]
Children3[2]
Websitehttps://www.davidsonkempner.com

Anthony A. Yoseloff, also known as Tony, (born 1974) is an American investor and philanthropist notable for granting academic and athletic scholarships. He funds his philanthropy through the Anthony A. Yoseloff Foundation, which he founded with his wife, Nanar.

Background[edit]

Yoseloff was raised in East Brunswick, New Jersey.[3] He completed his high school education at East Brunswick High School in 1992.[2] Yoseloff pursued higher education at Princeton University, earning an A.B., cum laude, from the School of Public and International Affairs in 1996.[1] He further advanced his education at Columbia University, receiving a J.D. from Columbia Law School and an M.B.A. from the Columbia Graduate School of Business Administration.[3][1]

In 2020, Yoseloff was inducted into the East Brunswick High School Hall of Fame, for his contributions to education and his support for academics, athletics, and the arts.[4] He is a major donor to the East Brunswick Education Foundation.[4] Yoseloff currently resides in New York City with his wife and three children.[2]

Career[edit]

Yoseloff is the Executive Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer at Davidson Kempner Capital Management.[5] He joined the firm in 1999, starting as an intern and became a managing member in 2004. He rose to the position of co-deputy executive managing member with Thomas L. Kempner Jr. in 2012, and later as co-executive managing member in 2018.[6] Yoseloff holds various board positions such as on the Board of Trustees and as Chair of the investment committee of the New York Public Library, Vice Chair of the investment committee at New York-Presbyterian, and membership on the Board of Directors of PRINCO, the organization that manages Princeton University's endowment.[5][7] He is also a member of the nonprofit think tank, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).[8]

Philanthropy[edit]

Anthony and his wife, Nanar, founded the Anthony A. Yoseloff Foundation.[1] The foundation, as of 2017, awarded $1.66 million in grants, primarily focusing on education, arts, and culture.[1] The Yoseloffs support educational organizations such as DonorsChoose and Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA).[1][5]

In 2011, the foundation funded the construction of Yoseloff Hall at Princeton's Butler College.[9] In 2021, The New York Public Library named its business center at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library in honor of Thomas Yoseloff, Anthony's grandfather, as part of a grant from the foundation.[3][10] The couple's philanthropic efforts extend to the arts and culture sector, with involvement in organizations like the New York Public Library, the American Museum of Natural History, Central Park Conservancy, and Friends of the High Line.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Anthony and Nanar Yoseloff". Inside Philanthropy. 26 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Alumni Hall of Fame Anthony Yoselof" (PDF). www.ebnet.org.
  3. ^ a b c Burton, Katherine (2022-04-20). "No-Drama Hedge Fund Davidson Kempner Closes In on $40 Billion". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-20.
  4. ^ a b Pandit, Kal (2020-10-23). "Meet the 2020 Hall of Fame Inductees". EBHS Bear Hub.
  5. ^ a b c Dienst, Karin (2019-06-18). "Nine elected to Princeton Board of Trustees". Princeton University. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  6. ^ Hudson, Erin (2023-05-06). "Bank Failures Are Tightening Credit, Says Davidson Kempner's Yoseloff". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  7. ^ "Board of Directors – PRINCO". PRINCO Careers.
  8. ^ "Council on Foreign Relations". Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  9. ^ "Gift to name Yoseloff Hall in Butler College". Princeton University. 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  10. ^ "The New York Public Library Business Center to be Named for Publisher Thomas Yoseloff". The New York Public Library. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American philanthropists Category:Princeton University alumni Category:Columbia Law School alumni Category:Philanthropists from New Jersey