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American investor and philanthropist (born 1985) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander Soros (born October 27, 1985)[1] is an American investor and philanthropist. One of the five children of billionaire George Soros, he chairs the Board of Directors of the Open Society Foundations[2] and sits on the investment committee for Soros Fund Management. He was also named one of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders of 2018.
Alexander Soros | |
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Soros in Manhattan in 2012 | |
| Born | October 27, 1985 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | New York University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD) |
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| Title | Chair of the Open Society Foundations |
| Partner | Huma Abedin (engaged 2024) |
| Parent(s) | George Soros Susan Weber |
| Relatives | Jonathan Soros (half-brother) |
Alexander Soros is the son of billionaire George Soros and Susan Weber Soros. He was raised in Katonah, New York and has a younger brother, Gregory.[3] Alex attended King Low Heywood Thomas in Stamford, Connecticut.[3] He graduated from New York University in 2009, and in 2018 graduated with a PhD in history from the University of California, Berkeley.[3][4]
On June 11, 2023, The Wall Street Journal reported he would be the heir to the Soros fortune and would immediately take over the Soros Open Society Foundation.[5]
Soros manages the Soros Family Foundation and the Open Society Foundation, which distributes around US$1.5 billion a year to advance human rights and democratic governments.[5] Soros established himself as a philanthropist with his first major contribution to Bend the Arc in 2011.[4]
According to a 2011 profile in The Wall Street Journal, Soros' focus is on "progressive causes."[4] Since then, he has joined the board of directors of organizations including Global Witness (as an advisory board member), which campaigns against environmental and human rights abuses associated with the exploitation of natural resources. In March 2012, he donated $200,000 to the Jewish Council for Education and Research, the organization behind 2008's "Great Schlep" in support of then-candidate Barack Obama.[6]
In 2012, Soros established the Alexander Soros Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting social justice and human rights. Among the foundation's initial grantees are Bend the Arc, the National Domestic Workers Alliance, which represents the rights of 2.5 million domestic workers in the U.S., and Make the Road New York, a social justice organization for Latino and working class communities in the New York metropolitan area.[7]
Alongside the Ford Foundation and the Open Society Foundations, the Alexander Soros Foundation funded the first U.S. national statistical study of domestic workers ("Home Economics: The Invisible and Unregulated World of Domestic Work," released November 26, 2012).[8]
Soros is the only family member sitting on the investment committee for Soros Fund Management, the vehicle which The Wall Street Journal says is managing the $25bn for the family and the charitable foundation.[13]
Soros is credited as a producer of several movies, including Trial by Fire and The Kleptocrats.[14] Soros is a visiting assistant professor of political studies at Bard College, where he has been a postdoctoral fellow at the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities.[15] Additionally, Soros is a member of the board of trustees at Bard.[16]
In 2014, Soros contributed an essay to the book God, Faith and Identity from the Ashes: Reflections of Children and Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors.[17]
Soros' writing has appeared in The Guardian, Politico, The Miami Herald, The Sun-Sentinel, and The Forward.[18]
Soros lives in Manhattan, and as of May 2024 was dating political consultant Huma Abedin; they made their debut attendance as a couple at the Met Gala on the night of May 6, 2024.[19][5] The couple announced their engagement on July 10, 2024.[20]
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