Carl Howard Pforzheimer Jr

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]

Carl Howard Pforzheimer Jr
Born1907
Died1996
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard College
Harvard Business School
OccupationBanker, philanthropist
OrganizationCarl H. Pforzheimer & Company
Spouse(s)Carol Koehler
Children2
FamilyLily Oppenheimer
Carl Pforzheimer (father)

Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

Personal life and death

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]

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