Ravenel B. Curry III
Ravenel B. Curry III is an American businessman and philanthropist.[1][2][3]
Biography[]
Early life[]
He graduated from Furman University in 1963.[2]
Career[]
He is the President of , an investment management firm headquartered in New York City which he co-Founded with Beth Curry.[4][1][3]
Philanthropy[]
He sits on the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute, the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, The Duke Endowment, the New York Hall of Science, the New-York Historical Society, the , the (named for Norman Vincent Peale), and his alma mater, Furman University.[1][3][5][6][7][8] In 2004, he donated US$1 million to support the Chinese Studies program at Furman University.[2] He and Beth Curry founded the Ravenel and Elizabeth Curry Foundation, which made major contributions to Rockefeller University, Weill Cornell Medical College and Queens University of Charlotte, N.C.[4]
Personal life[]
He married Elizabeth Rivers Curry (née Mary Elizabeth Rivers) (1941-2015) in 1963.[2][4]
References[]
- ^ a b c The Duke Endowment Board of Trustees
- ^ a b c d Across South Carolina, The Augusta Chronicle, 12/07/04
- ^ a b c The U.S./China Executive Institute Advisory Council
- ^ a b c Roberts, Sam (19 November 2015). "Beth Curry, 74, Founded Investment Firm". New York Times. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ American Enterprise Institute Board of Trustees
- ^ Manhattan Institute Board of Trustees Archived 2015-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ New-York Historical Society Board of Trustees
- ^ New York Hall of Science Board of Trustees Archived 2013-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Businesspeople from New York City
- Furman University alumni
- Philanthropists from New York (state)
- American Enterprise Institute
- Living people