Ronald Perelman
Ronald Perelman is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated. Over the past four decades, he has become known as an accomplished industrialist and generous philanthropist. Perelman earned a reputation in the 1980s as one of the era's fiercest corporate raiders. He is a dealmaker who built a fortune with a diverse array of holdings, from candy to cosmetics. Perelman is also a prolific art collector with thousands of items in his portfolio.
- Perelman learned about business from his father. He attended board meetings with him while in elementary school.
- He is recognized as an innovative leader and a major supporter of many of the nation’s most prominent cultural, educational, and medical institutions.
- He established the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Business Innovation, dedicated to create a new facility and develop programming for the next generation of global Business leaders.
- He created the Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, which will foster the teaching and research required to develop positions on national and international matters.