Robert Addison Day is an American business executive and philanthropist. He was the founder and former chairman and

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Trust Company of the West TCW Group is an asset management firm based in Los Angeles, California. History Founded by Robert Addison Day in 1971 and headquartered in Los Angeles, TCW manages a broad range of investment products. The TCW Group was originally known as Tru ...

until 2009. He is the chairman and president of the

W. M. Keck Foundation The W. M. Keck Foundation is an American charitable foundation supporting scientific, engineering, and medical research in the United States. It was founded in 1954 by William Myron Keck, founder and president of Superior Oil Company (now par ...

Early life

Robert Addison Day is the grandson of

Superior Oil Company Superior Oil Company was an American oil company founded in 1921 in Coalinga, California, by William Myron Keck, Superior Oil began as a drilling contracting firm and grew into the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. In 1930 the co ...

founder

William Myron Keck William Myron Keck (April 27, 1880 – August 20, 1964) was an American oil entrepreneur and philanthropist. Founder of Superior Oil Company, author Kevin Krajick has described Keck as "the world's greatest oil prospector, a man whose instin ...

.Haute Living profile
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/ref> He was born in 1943 in Los Angeles, California. He received a Bachelor of Science in economics from

Claremont McKenna College Claremont McKenna College (CMC) is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It has a curricular emphasis on government, economics, public affairs, finance, and international relations. CMC is a member of the Claremont Colleges c ...

in 1965.'Robert Addison Day Elected to Board of Trustees', on Brookings Institution website, July 06, 1998 Claremont McKenna College document
/ref> He was enrolled in ROTC while at Claremont McKenna College.

Career

Day started his career at the financial firm White, Weld and Company in New York City. In 1971, he founded the Trust Company of the West.
/ref> In 2001, he sold 70% of it to the

Société Générale Société Générale S.A. (), colloquially known in English as SocGen (), is a French-based multinational financial services company founded in 1864, registered in downtown Paris and headquartered nearby in La Défense. Société Générale ...

for $2.5 billion. Day serves on the board of directors of

Freeport-McMoRan Freeport-McMoRan Inc., often called Freeport, is an American mining company based in the Freeport-McMoRan Center, in Phoenix, Arizona. The company is the world's largest producer of molybdenum, is a major copper producer and operates the world's ...

Fisher Scientific Fisher Scientific International, Inc. ( NYSE: FSH) was a laboratory supply and biotechnology company that provided products and services to the global scientific research and clinical laboratory markets until its merger with Thermo Electron in 2 ...

, and Société Générale. He also sits on the board of trustees of th
Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
and the

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, where he was chairman from 1990 to 1998. He is a member of the

Business Council The Business Council is an organization of business leaders headquartered in Washington, D.C. From 2001 to 2003, he sat on the

President's Intelligence Advisory Board The President's Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB) is an advisory body to the Executive Office of the President of the United States. According to its self-description, it "provides advice to the President concerning the quality and adequacy o ...

. He is also a member of the

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, the

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, the

Center for Strategic and International Studies The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is an American think tank based in Washington, D.C. CSIS was founded as the Center for Strategic and International Studies of Georgetown University in 1962. The center conducts policy ...

, and the

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. As of September 2011, he is worth US$1.2. billion, and he is the 283rd richest person in the United States. He owns 600,000 acres of timberland in Florida.

Political activities and donations to alma mater

In October 2006, Day hosted a fundraiser with then-President George W. Bush, which raised US$1 million for the

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'', October 04, 2006 In 2015, Day donated $1.1 million to Super PACs supporting Republican presidential candidates

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and

Carly Fiorina Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina (''née'' Sneed; born September 6, 1954) is an American businesswoman and politician, known primarily for her tenure as CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HP). As chief executive officer of HP from 1999 to 2005, Fiorina was ...

. In 2007, Day made a gift of $200 million to his alma mater

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/ref> He is the chairman and president of the W. M. Keck Foundation.

Personal life

Day is married to Marlyn Gates. He has 3 children and lives in Los Angeles, California.

References

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