Seymour "Sy" Sternberg (born June 24, 1943) is chairman and former CEO of

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. He retired as CEO on June 30, 2008. He also sits on the board of directors for the

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, Northeastern University, CIT Group Incorporated, the New York City Leadership Academy, and Express Scripts Holdings. Sternberg previously served as a member of the foundation board of

Macaulay Honors College William E. Macaulay Honors College, commonly referred to as Macaulay Honors College or Macaulay, is a highly selective honors college for students at the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York City. The college awards full-tuition ...

; he supported the college during its early years with a donation of $2 million from New York Life. Sternberg is of Lithuanian and

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n descent, and is Jewish.

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*Sy Sternberg
Learning a Lesson from China
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