Carl Howard Pforzheimer Jr | |
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Born | 1907 |
Died | 1996 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
Harvard College Harvard Business School |
Occupation(s) | Banker, philanthropist |
Organization | Carl H. Pforzheimer & Company |
Spouse | Carol Koehler |
Children | 2 |
Family | Lily Oppenheimer Carl Pforzheimer (father) |
Carl Howard Pforzheimer Jr (1907–1996) was an American banker based in New York City. He was senior partner in Carl H. Pforzheimer & Company, and a benefactor of medicine, education and the arts. [1]
Pforzheimer was born and raised on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. [1] He was the son of financier Carl H. Pforzheimer Sr (1879–1957), who was a founder of the American Stock Exchange. [2] Carl Pforzheimer Jr. graduated in 1928 from Harvard College. In 1930 he graduated from Harvard Business School. [1]
He was the senior partner in Carl H. Pforzheimer & Company, which was founded by his father in 1901. After his father died in 1957, Pforzheimer continued to focus the investment firm on oil and gas. [1]
From 1958 to 1978 he was on the New York State Board of Regents, serving as vice chairman for the last years of his membership. [1]
He served as a president or officer of the National Civic League, the National Association of State Boards of Education, the New York Public Library, and the Economic Development Corporation of New York City. [1]
In 1931, he married Carol Koehler. The Pforzheimer House at Harvard University is named after them. They had a daughter, Nancy P. Aronson, [3] and a son, Carl Howard Pforzheimer III. They lived in Purchase, New York, and Manhattan. He died at his home in Stuart, Florida, at the age of 89 in 1996. [1]