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Harvey L. Karp, born November 26, 1927, is an American businessman.

Early life and education
Harvey L. Karp was born to Russian immigrant parents in New York City. He was the youngest of ten children and grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He graduated from City College of New York, with honors, in 1949 and Yale Law School in 1952.

Career
Mr. Karp practiced corporate law from 1953 to 1960 and then transferred to management for the rest of his career. He served as Executive Chairman of [Mueller Industries, Inc.|https://www.muellerindustries.com/investors/]]] (NYSE) from 1991 through 2011, and as a consultant for that company over the following six years.{source: annual reports} He co-founded Monogram Industries, Inc. (NYSE) in 1961 and served as an officer, director, and Executive Vice Chairman until 1983.{source: annual reports} Mr. Karp was Chairman of the Board of Golden West Airlines from 1982 to 1983. {source?} He also served on the boards of numerous public and private companies, including Craig Corporation (NYSE), Fairchild Industries, Inc. (NYSE), New Jersey Steel Corporation, Magnaquench Corporation, Magnesync-Moviola Corporation, Electrovision Corporation, Houston-Fearless Corporation, Utah Railway, and Alaska Gold Corporation. {sources?}

Philanthropy
Mr. Karp is chairman of The Karp Foundation, which he created in ________. {source?} The Karp Foundation primarily funds young scientists engaged in high risk research which is unlikely to be funded through conventional sources. The scholarships are competitive and are adjudicated through selected universities and research laboratories. [some notable research that emerged:] https://www.science.ucsb.edu/news/announcement/895 https://www.science.ucsb.edu/news/announcement/1175 {other?}

Karp served on the Board of Directors of The Neurosciences Institute for 20 years, {source?} during the period it was affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Rockefeller University.