New York Official Uses Investment Power to Promote Human RightsPatrick Doherty recalls one of many St. Patrick’s Day parties on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where his parents met, and his grandparents still lived when he was young.“The parade in those days ended at 96th Street. So, each year my grandmother basically invited the whole parade back to their apartment,” … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Patrick Doherty, The New York Official Who Uses Investment Power to Promote Human Rights.
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Hall of Fame: Thomas Kelly, Visionary, Educator, and Advocate for “Great and Giving Lives.”
Visionary Educator and Advocate for “Great and Giving Lives"Fifteen years ago, when Thomas Kelly, Ph.D., became Horace Mann School’s Head of School, the independent school’s reputation was already established. Founded in 1887, the N-12 northern Bronx preparatory school has educated generations of the tristate area’s best and brightest, including Pulitzer Prize-winning historian … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Thomas Kelly, Visionary, Educator, and Advocate for “Great and Giving Lives.”
Hall of Fame: Sean McGarvey: Promoting Diversity in the Building Trades
Sean McGarvey began his career as a glazier, so it’s fitting that he has an office with a view. And what a view! McGarvey, president of North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU), has an unobstructed view of the White House from his office in the union’s headquarters on 16th Street in Washington, D.C. Not bad for a guy who was fresh out of high school when he began his … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Sean McGarvey: Promoting Diversity in the Building Trades
Hall of Fame: Family, Faith, Fidelity, & Financial Independence Kathleen Murphy
March / April 2020 By Darina Molloy
It may be an over-used chestnut at times, but that “there is no ‘I’ in team” is still a popular phrase in the worlds of sport and industry. And Kathleen Murphy, a team player to her fingertips, is the epitome of someone who believes in the importance of “we” rather than “I” when it comes to getting things done. Is this valuable characteristic something that harks back to her … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Family, Faith, Fidelity, & Financial Independence Kathleen Murphy
Hall of Fame: Powerful Business Leader Promoting Inclusion & Diversity, Eileen Murray
March / April 2020 By Darina Molloyhref="https://www.irishamerica.com/in-this-issue-2020-march-april">March / April 2020 By Darina Molloy
What does the next chapter hold for Eileen Murray, one of the most senior women in the financial services industry – someone who has made a career out of breaking barriers and redefining expectations? Last December, she announced that she would be leaving her position as co-CEO of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, at the end of March, a position she has … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Powerful Business Leader Promoting Inclusion & Diversity, Eileen Murray