Sanford I. Weill

Citigroup, New York, New York~Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup (1986-2003). Founder and Chairman of the National Academy Foundation (since 1982). Chairman of Carnegie Hall (since 1991). Chairman of Weill Cornell Medical College (since 1995). Chairman of the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University (since 2011). Active philanthropist. Donates his time, passion, and vision, as well as his financial support, to the organizations he has been involved with for decades. With his wife, Joan, gave $100 million in 1998 to endow Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC). Gave over $500 million to Cornell University. Helped WCMC raise over $2 billion through private philanthropy. Instrumental in the creation of the WCMC campus in Qatar in 2001. Focus in New York and abroad on quality patient care, research, and education. Longtime supporter of music and the arts through work at Carnegie Hall and a start-up performing arts center at Sonoma State University. Recognizes that music is a way to help bridge cultural divides that exist throughout the world. National Academy Foundation program trains 60,000 high school students in four themed Academies of Finance, Hospitality and Tourism, Information Technology, and Engineering. Program graduation rate is 97 percent, and a fifth theme of Health Sciences is being developed. Named Chief Executive magazine's CEO of the Year in 2002. Awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy (2009). ~~