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Senin, 12 Juni 2017

Richard Gilder, Jr. (born May 31, 1932), co-founder of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, heads the brokerage firm Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co.. The firm's specialty is trading leveraged stocks and shortselling.

Early life and education



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Born on May 31, 1932, Gilder attended Northfield Mount Hermon School before enrolling in Yale College, graduating in 1954 with a BA in history. He received a Doctor of Humane Letters in 2007 from Yale. He provided $4 million, over half the necessary funding, in honor of his daughter, Virginia Anne, a two-time Olympian, for the recently completed Gilder Boathouse for Yale rowers.The boathouse carries only the Gilder last name to honor three generations of Yale alumni.

Career



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After working at the brokerage firm of A.G. Becker & Co., Gilder founded the firm now known as Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. in 1968. He is chairman of the executive committee at the New-York Historical Society and serves on the executive board of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. With Lewis Lehrman he is a co-founder (1994) and trustee of the Gilder Lehrman Institute. He is also a trustee of the Morgan Library and Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, the Central Park Conservancy, and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. He is chairman emeritus of the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think-tank, and the Club for Growth, a conservative political action committee, to which his ex-wife Virginia James continues to be a major donor. In 2005 Gilder and Lewis Lehrman received the National Humanities Medal for their work promoting the study of American history. He has now set up a PhD. program at the American Museum of Natural History in his own name, the Richard Gilder Graduate School at AMNH.

Personal life



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Gilder has four children. His daughter Virginia Gilder (born 1958), also a Yale graduate, was a member of the American women's quadruple sculls team that won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. and is a co-owner of the Seattle Storm, a professional women's basketball team in the WNBA.

In 2005 he married former model and actress Lois Chiles. Her paternal uncle was oil tycoon Eddie Chiles.

References



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External links



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  • Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. website
  • Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History website
  • Richard Gilder's campaign contributions for 2008
  • Appearances on C-SPAN


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