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Residence
  
Southampton, New York

Spouse(s)
  
Merryl Hiat.

Nationality
  
United States

Name
  
James Tisch


Occupation
  
businessman

Religion
  
Judaism

Uncles
  
Preston Robert Tisch

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Born
  
January 2, 1953 (age 71) (
1953-01-02
)

Known for
  
CEO of Loews Corporation

Parents
  
Wilma Tisch, Laurence Tisch

Education
  
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University

Cousins
  
Steve Tisch, Jonathan Tisch, Laurie Tisch

Similar People
  
Andrew Tisch, Laurence Tisch, Preston Robert Tisch, Jonathan Tisch, Wilma Tisch

Grandparents
  
Sadye Tisch, Al Tisch

James S. Tisch (born January 2, 1953) has been the CEO of Loews Corporation since 1999.

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Early life and education

He was born in 1953 in Atlantic City, New Jersey to Wilma "Billie" Stein and Laurence Tisch. His father was co-chairman of Loews Corporation along with his uncle Preston Robert Tisch. James graduated from Cornell University and received his MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Career

Tisch's other positions include a seat in the directorate of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the chairmanship of WNET, membership in the Council on Foreign Relations, and seats on the boards of General Electric, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, and the New York Public Library.

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 New York State Board of Regents and the chairwoman of the board of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty. They have three children:

  • Jessica Sarah Tisch (born 1981) - earned law and business degrees from Harvard University in three years and works in the counterterrorism bureau of the New York City Police Department. In 2006, she married Daniel Zachary Levine in a ceremony officiated by her maternal grandfather, Rabbi Philip Hiat, at the Central Synagogue in Manhattan.
  • 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 Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan.

    • Tisch has a 8,000 square foot home in Southampton, New York.

    References

    James S. Tisch Wikipedia
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