Philanthropist

 (cont'd from yesterday's post)

Back in 2014, Forbes gave Chuck Feeney a Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Philanthropy at the Forbes Philanthropy Summit. Legendary investor Warren Buffett presented the award, saying that Feeney is his and Bill Gates' hero.

Buffett and Gates launched the "Giving Pledge" in 2010 to urge the wealthiest people to give half of their fortunes away before death. Buffett says, “Chuck was a cornerstone in terms of inspiration for the Giving Pledge. He’s a model for us all. It’s going to take me 12 years after my death to get done what he’s doing within his lifetime.”  

One of Feeney's projects was to grant two universities (with $177 million multi-year) to focus on aging globally. They hope to decrease the incidence of dementia and improve patient care. Experts think that people with the condition will triple by 2050, impacting families as well.