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philanthropist

[fi-lan-thruh-pist] / fɪˈlæn θrə pɪst /


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Rokos is a 55-year-old British investor and philanthropist who lives in the UK and founded global multi-asset investment fund Rokos Capital Management.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

As portfolios go, the one put forward by John Arnold, the billionaire energy trader turned philanthropist, doesn’t get simpler.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Even after donating $100 million from the sale of a Roy Lichtenstein masterpiece, the philanthropist Aggie Gund never felt she’d done enough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Elaine Wynn, the co-founder of Mirage Resorts and Wynn Resorts, billionaire philanthropist and art collector and philanthropist, has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

A Boston philanthropist had deeded to Hampton Institute a former plantation named Shellbanks Farm, which served as an agricultural laboratory for Negro and Indian students at the school.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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