Michael Steinhardt

Michael Steinhardt is one of the Jewish world’s leading philanthropic forces. He has dedicated his visionary contributions toward efforts reviving, reframing, and redefining Jewish life in America and around the world.

Michael Steinhardt graduated the Wharton School of Business in 1960 and began his career in finance. He formed his own hedge fund in 1967 and became an industry record-breaker. He surprised the finance and business communities in 1995 with his announcement of retirement; he wanted to invest his time and energy in the causes of the Jewish world. Mr. Steinhardt’s storied career is documented in his memoir, No Bull: My Life In and Out of the Markets, published in 2001. His second book, Jewish Pride, was released in September, 2022

He founded The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life to engage Jews, particularly those on the margins of Jewish life, with the richness of Jewish traditions and celebrations. Michael Steinhardt co-founded Birthright Israel in response to the eroding Jewish life in the Diaspora. He believes in the power of a significant Israel experience as a way of bridging the gap between world Jewry and Israel. As chairman of the Foundation, Mr. Steinhardt is committed to expanding Jewish early childhood education options, offering Hebrew language immersion programs in camps and schools, bringing the ritual of Shabbat meals to millennials, and so much more.

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