Jeffry M. Picower

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businessperson human investor philanthropist

Jeffry M. Picower was an American investor and philanthropist best known for his major financial support of neuroscience research and for his controversial involvement in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	businessperson ⓘ human ⓘ investor ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ
activity	tax shelter design and investment structures ⓘ
burialPlace	New York ⓘ surface form: New York, United States
causeOfDeath	drowning ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1942-05-05 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2009-10-25 ⓘ
deathDescribedAs	accidental drowning in swimming pool ⓘ
educatedAt	New York University ⓘ New York University School of Law ⓘ
fieldOfPhilanthropy	education ⓘ medical research ⓘ neuroscience research ⓘ
founded	Picower Foundation ⓘ
hasEponym	Picower Institute for Learning and Memory ⓘ
involvedIn	Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC Ponzi scheme ⓘ
knownAs	Jeffry Picower ⓘ
legalStatusInMadoffCase	named as major beneficiary of Madoff Ponzi scheme ⓘ
livedIn	New York City ⓘ surface form: New York City, New York, United States Palm Beach, Florida, United States ⓘ
memberOf	Democratic Party ⓘ surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
netWorthEstimate	billions of US dollars ⓘ
notableFor	involvement in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme ⓘ major financial support of neuroscience research ⓘ
notableWork	building one of the largest fortunes linked to Madoff accounts ⓘ
notedBy	media as largest known beneficiary of Madoff scheme ⓘ
occupation	certified public accountant ⓘ investor ⓘ lawyer ⓘ
philanthropicFocus	brain science ⓘ learning and memory research ⓘ
philanthropicOrganization	Picower Foundation ⓘ
philanthropicOrganizationStatus	shut down after Madoff scandal ⓘ
placeOfBirth	West Palm Beach, Florida, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Palm Beach, Florida, United States ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
residence	Palm Beach, Florida, United States ⓘ
settlementAmount	7000000000 USD ⓘ
settlementPurpose	return of profits from Madoff accounts to victims ⓘ
settlementWith	Madoff trustee Irving Picard ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
significantDonationTo	Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ Picower Institute for Learning and Memory ⓘ surface form: Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT
spouse	Barbara Picower ⓘ

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