James S. Tisch (born January 2, 1953) has been the CEO of

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since 1999.

Early life and education

He was born in 1953 in Atlantic City, New Jersey to Wilma "Billie" Stein and

Laurence Tisch Laurence Alan Tisch (March 5, 1923 – November 15, 2003) was an American businessman, investor and billionaire. He was the CEO of CBS television network from 1986 to 1995. With his brother Bob Tisch, he was part owner of Loews Corporation. ...

. His father was co-chairman of

along with his uncle

Preston Robert Tisch Preston Robert Tisch (April 29, 1926 – November 15, 2005) was an American businessman who was the chairman and—along with his brother Laurence Tisch—was part owner of the Loews Corporation. From 1991 until his death, Tisch owned 50 ...

. In 1971, James graduated from Suffield Academy in Suffield, Connecticut. He went on to earn a B.A. from

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and an M.B.A. at the

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of the

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Career

Tisch's other positions include a seat in the directorate of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the chairmanship of

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, membership in the Council on Foreign Relations, and seats on the boards of

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, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, and the New York Public Library. Tish, alongside

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, Victor Ganzi, Josh Harris, and

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, contributed to a $50 million investment in '' The Messenger'', a news website that launched in May 2023.

Philanthropy and political donations

James and wife Merryl donated $40 million to establish The Tisch Cancer Institute, a state-of-the-art, patient-oriented comprehensive cancer care and research facility at the Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. Tisch was a supporter of Rudolph Giuliani and is one of the more prominent donors to the Republican party, and was notable for supporting Joe Lhota for New York City mayor in 2013.

Personal life

Tisch is married to Merryl (née Hiat) Tisch. She is a member of the

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and the chairwoman of the board of the

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. They have three children: *Jessica Sarah Tisch (born 1981) - earned law and business degrees from

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in three years .In 2006, she married Daniel Zachary Levine in a ceremony officiated by her maternal grandfather, Rabbi Philip Hiat, at the Central Synagogue in Manhattan. Since 2008, she has held various civilian managerial tiles for the

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; in February 2014, she was appointed Deputy Commissioner Information Technology for the NYPD. In November 2019, she was appointed Commissioner for NYC Department of Information Technology and Telecommunication by

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. *Benjamin Jacob Tisch (born 1983) - worked for the hedge fund Fortress Investment and then as a portfolio manager in the investment department of the Loews Corporation. In 2011, he married Daniela Weber in a ceremony officiated by Hiat at the Central Synagogue in Manhattan. *Samuel Aaron Tisch (born 1985) works for Citigroup and in 2013, he married Eliana Bavli in a ceremony presided over by Hiat at the

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in Manhattan.

References

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