Ravenel B. Curry III

Ravenel B. Curry III is an American businessman and philanthropist.[1][2][3]

Biography

Early life

He graduated from Furman University in 1963.[2]

Career

He is the President of Eagle Capital Management, an investment management firm headquartered in New York City which he co-Founded with Beth Curry.[4][1][3]

Philanthropy

He sits on the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute, the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, The Duke Endowment, the New York Hall of Science, the New-York Historical Society, the Genetics Endowment of South Carolina, the Blanton-Peale Institute (named for Norman Vincent Peale), and his alma mater, Furman University.[1][3][5][6][7][8] In 2004, he donated US$1 million to support the Chinese Studies program at Furman University.[2] He and Beth Curry founded the Ravenel and Elizabeth Curry Foundation, which made major contributions to Rockefeller University, Weill Cornell Medical College and Queens University of Charlotte, N.C.[4]

Personal life

He married Elizabeth Rivers Curry (née Mary Elizabeth Rivers) (1941-2015) in 1963.[2][4]

References
  1. The Duke Endowment Board of Trustees
  2. Across South Carolina, The Augusta Chronicle, 12/07/04
  3. The U.S./China Executive Institute Advisory Council
  4. Roberts, Sam (19 November 2015). "Beth Curry, 74, Founded Investment Firm". New York Times. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  5. American Enterprise Institute Board of Trustees
  6. Manhattan Institute Board of Trustees Archived 2015-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
  7. New-York Historical Society Board of Trustees
  8. New York Hall of Science Board of Trustees Archived 2013-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
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