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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
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| John Seely Brown |
Business |
c. 1940 |
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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 |
c. 1943 |
|
President, MacArthur Foundation |
| Murray Gell-Mann |
Physicist |
15-Sep-1929 |
|
Weak interaction of particles |
| Jamie S. Gorelick |
Attorney |
6-May-1950 |
|
9-11 Commission member |
| David J. Gross |
Physicist |
19-Feb-1941 |
|
Deep structure of matter |
| 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 |
| Walter E. Massey |
Business |
5-Apr-1938 |
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Morehouse College president, physicist |
| William I. Miller |
Business |
c. 1956 |
|
CEO of Irwin Financial |
| Marjorie Scardino |
Business |
25-Jan-1947 |
|
CEO of Pearson |
| Adele Simmons |
Administrator |
21-Jun-1941 |
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President, MacArthur Foundation, 1989-99 |
| Thomas C. Theobald |
Business |
5-May-1937 |
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CEO of Continental Bank, 1987-94 |
| Laura D. Tyson |
Economist |
28-Jun-1947 |
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Dean of London Business School |
| Frank Wilczek |
Physicist |
15-May-1951 |
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Deep structure of matter |
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