Tuesday 20 November 2012

Wives of Finance Giants


We're used to seeing big names of the financial world in the news, such as Louis Bacon, Steve Shawarzman and Jamie Dimon. As the saying goes "behind every great man is a great woman" so this begs the question: who are the mysterious wives that influence these great men of finance and philanthropy?

James Gorman’s wife, Pendleton Dedman or currently known as Penny Gorman. She graduated from Smith College and then proceeded to work in investment banking.
Jamie Dimon’s wife, Judith Ellen Kent or otherwise known as Judith Dimon. She received a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University and a master’s degree in organization psychology from Catholic University.
Lloyd Blankfein’s wife, Laura Susan Jacobs, currently Laura Blankfein graduated from the Fieldston School and magna cum laude from Barnard College. She also then received her law degree from Georgetown University.
Sandy Weill’s wife, Joan Mosher, currently Joan Weill was a student at Brooklyn College and was only 21 when she met Sandy.
Vikram Pandit’s wife, Swati Pandit does not seem to attend any events with her husband, thus making it difficult to find out much about her.
Henry Kravis’s wife, Marie-Josee Kravis is a well-known Canadian economist, she was the executive director of the Hudson Institute of Montreal and is currently the Senior Fellow and vice chair of the board of trustees at the same company.
Steve Schwarzman’s wife, Christine Schwarzman is the daughter of a New York City firefighter and used to be an intellectual property lawyer.
Louis Bacon’s wife, Grabrielle de Heinrich Sacconaghi is from Canada and works as a consultant for art buyers. She graduated from McGill University and then went onto study for a master’s in international relations at Cambridge University.
Richard Perry’s wife, Lisa Rachel Newberger, currently known as Lisa Perry is a fashion designer who moved to New York to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. She also worked as an actress for television commercials and on the radio.
T. Boone Pickens’s wife, Madeleine A. Pickens is originally from Iraq and owns the Del Mar Country Club. She also does a lot of charity work in which she focuses on animal welfare.
Phil Falcone’s wife, Lisa Maria Falcone is the founder of the Everest Entertainment Company which produces films.
Steve Cohen’s wife, Alexandra Cohen was a single mum in Washington Heights; in 1991 they met through a dating service and married in 1992.
Paul Tudor Jones’s wife, Sonia Klein, currently known as Sonia Tudor Jones, used to work as an Australian fashion model. She is very much in to her yoga and is the founder of JOIS Yoga Studios.
David Einhorn’s wife, Cheryl Einhorn, graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University. She is currently working as a media consultant and as a part time professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and Columbia Business School.
Carl Icahn’s wife, Gail Icahn is the co-founder of an online company that arranges luxury trips for women and is called Gutsy Women Travel.
George Soros’s fiancĂ©e is called Tamiko Bolton; she graduated from the University of Utah and holds an MBA from the University of Miami. She also started an Internet vitamin/dietary supplement sales company as well as a web-based yoga education business.

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