Ed Bass
- For the first American Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts, see Edward Bass.
Edward Perry Bass | |
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| Born | September 10, 1945 |
| Occupation(s) | Philanthropist, Environmentalist |
| Spouse | Vicki Skinner Bass[1] (1995-)[2] |
Edward Perry Bass (born September 10, 1945)[4] is a businessman, financier, philanthropist, and environmentalist who lives in Fort Worth, Texas. He financed the Biosphere 2 project, an artificial closed ecological system, which was built between 1987 and 1991. He is the chairman of Fine Line, an investment and venture-capital management firm in Fort Worth,[5] and president of the board of directors of the Sid W. Richardson Foundation, a philanthropic organization.[6] He was listed as #163 on the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans in 2008, with an estimated net worth of $2.5 billion.[3]
Education
Bass graduated from Yale in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in administrative science.[1]
Current Activities
- Named as a Successor Fellow of the Yale Corporation, the governing body of Yale, in 2001.[1]
- Vice Chairman, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Board of Directors[7]
Philanthropy
- 2002: Established the Edward P. Bass Distinguished Visiting Environmental Scholars Program at Yale[8]
- 2006: $60 million donation to Yale (He and his family have donated more than $200 million to Yale.[5])
- 2007: $12 million to WWF [9]
References
- ^ a b c "Edward P. Bass Named to Yale Corporation". Yale University. 2001-09-05. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ Allen R. Myerson (2002-06-02). "Where Cowgirls Go to Get Their Due". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ a b "#163 Edward Bass". Forbes. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ^ "The Bass Family Tree". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 1998-04-26.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ a b Chronicle of Philanthropy; 11/23/2006, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p6-6. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ "Sid W. Richardson Foundation Board of Directors". Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ "World Wildlife Fund 2007 Annual Report". p. 64. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ "The Edward P. Bass Distinguished Visiting Environmental Scholars Program". Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition; 10/5/2007, Vol. 250 Issue 81, pW2. Retrieved 2008-05-26