December 2011
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Gary Winnick Article “Unsung Heroes”
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In 1996 a man named Lod Cook called and asked to see me. I couldn’t imagine what he wanted to talk about but I knew very well who he was. Whenever a President of the United States – Democrat or Republican – visited Los Angeles, it was Lod they wanted to see first. Queen Elizabeth bestowed a knighthood…
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October 2011
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Speed To Wealth: Clocking how long it takes to hit... →
In July 1999 Jay Walker set a DiMaggian record by passing $1 billion in net worth (liquid or illiquid assets) within one year of founding Priceline. He broke a mark set a year earlier by Global Crossing’s Gary Winnick. Neither man is on the 400 today.
June 2011
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Gary Winnick - Pepperdine University Recognizes...
Pepperdine University has announced the three students who received Winnick Family Foundation Scholar grants during the 2011 academic year. The three second-year law students are: Gregory Zivna Boger, Catherine Moore, and Jennifer Sirrine.
S. Keith Hinkle, Senior Vice President For Advancement and Public Affairs, said: “We are grateful for the continuing commitment of the Winnick Family...
May 2011
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Gary Winnick and Karen Winnick - Winnick Family...
The Winnick Family Foundation has made its initial grant to the Ready, Set, Read! Project of Los Angeles, which provides low-income parents in Southern California with the tools needed to read to their children. The project trains parents to use dialogic reading techniques, a proven interactive protocol of question-and-response methods that draw a child from initial descriptions of the...
March 2011
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A Contender Elbows In
A FEW weeks ago, Craig Susser, the former manager of the legendary Hollywood restaurant Dan Tana’s, interrupted a morning of paperwork to take a call from one of its regulars, the three-time Stanley Cup champion Junior Langlois. … One might also expect Dan Tana, who is 75, to be upset that his ex-employee — in another ritual of the restaurant business — rallied investors for...
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The Hottest New Restaurant in LA. Here’s Why
In my sixty years of observing the restaurant scene in Los Angeles, I have never before seen a new restaurant open its doors right on the heels of a favorable full-page article in the New York Times about its owner (and, incidentally, without once mentioning its food!) The story, headlined “In L.A., a Restaurant Contender Elbows In,” details how Craig Susser, the long-time manager of a...
February 2011
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Winnick Gallery in New York City Features Rare...
Center for Jewish History is now the largest repository of Jewish history and experience outside of the State of Israel, preserving, protecting and presenting more than 500,000 books and 100 million documents.
New York, NY (PRWEB) February 24, 2011
Winnick Hall, the principal art gallery for Yeshiva University Museum which is located at Manhattan’s Center for Jewish History, is now ...
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iCrete Link, Now Certified for Integration with...
iCrete, now an SAP partner with an SAP-certified solution, provides customers instant intra-business communications and real-time, streamlined access to plant data
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 9, 2011 — iCrete© LLC today announced its iCrete Link™ 2.0 has been certified by SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) as “powered by SAP NetWeaver®.” Through the integration with SAP® applications, the iCrete...
Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Lauds Winnick...
Four Winnick Scholars presented findings from their cutting-edge clinical work in the biomedical science at this event, which was made possible by a partial grant from Winnick Family Foundation.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) — February 10, 2011 – The Winnick Family Foundation Clinical Research Center in Los Angeles was lauded at a recent special event, hosted by the Board of Governors of...
January 2011
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Winnick Family Foundation Thanked for Support to...
The support will specifically aid Drawing Dreams projects in Southern California at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Ahmanson Pediatric Hospital, at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 27, 2011 —The Drawing Dreams Foundation – which delivers artists, art-activity books and interactive art video games to children’s...
Winnick Family Foundation Commended for Supporting...
The Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind has helped nearly 400 visually impaired Israelis since 1991 by training dogs to respond to commands, familiarizing them with local Israeli streets, as well as safety protocols. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 18, 2011 — The Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind has commended the Winnick Family Foundation for its contributions in support of the...
December 2010
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Gary Winnick rebuilds
The fallen telecom star is using his talents to focus on a new kind of infrastructure.
By Rupali Arora, contributor
Of all the bubbles that burst during the dotcom era, few popped louder than Gary Winnick’s Global Crossing. The California entrepreneur, who built a network of undersea fiber-optic cables, became one of telecom’s richest superstars. Though Global Crossing never posted a...
Best Friends Animal Society Lauds Winnick Family...
A humane education program worked with ninety teens who were interested in becoming veterinarians or veterinary-medicine technicians. The students were able to arrange a free spay-neuter day that saw twenty cats and dogs fixed and vaccinated, found permanent homes for 50 abandoned, free-roaming dogs and set up three runs into remote areas to rescue dogs in danger.
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Gary Winnick and Martin Granoff Chair at Columbia...
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 10, 2010— The Trustees of Columbia University have announced the appointment of Dr. Daniel Paravisini as the Gary Winnick and Martin Granoff Associate Professor of Business.
Dr. Paravisini earned a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005. He had previously received an MBA from the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de...
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Pacific Capital Group Announces Jimmy Delshad Has...
Jimmy Delshad, Mayor of Beverly Hills, California, has joined Pacific Capital Group as Vice Chairman and Managing Director. Pacific Capital Group is an investment group based in Los Angeles.
Gary Winnick, Chairman and Chief Executive of Pacific Capital Group, said: “Jimmy Delshad is an internationally recognized authority on the use of advanced ‘smart’ technologies in...
November 2010
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L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art Commends Winnick...
More than 100,000 people from around the world visited this historical presentation of contemporary art and 12,000 students, teachers and community leaders participated in the museum’s education and outreach offerings that accompanied the exhibit.
LOS ANGELES, CA, November 14, 2010- The Museum of Contemporary Art has commended the Winnick Family Foundation for its support of the museum’s...
Winnick Family Foundation Funds New Field-Trip...
Grants funded by the Winnick Family Foundation cover a portion of the transportation costs for low-income school and youth groups introducing children, often for the first time, to Abraham Lincoln, the museum and the library. The museum has received accolades from museum designers and historians for its use of modern technology, theatrics, and high-fidelity figures to tell Lincoln’s...
Pacific Capital Group Announces Appointment of...
Hertzberg’s longstanding commitment to alternative energy and his proven ability in managing and guiding public and private partnerships bring an important resource to Pacific Capital Group
Los Angeles, CA, November 9, 2010 – Pacific Capital Group has announced the appointment of Robert Hertzberg, former Speaker of the California State Assembly, as Venture Partner. Pacific Capital ...
Winnick Family Foundation Sponsoring Fauna & Flora...
The Foundation is proud to support a Charity Navigator 4-star organization that protects endangered wildlife in Asia, Africa and other remote areas
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 3, 2010- The Winnick Family Foundation announced today that it is sponsoring project teams of Fauna & Flora International, one of the world’s most active nongovernmental organizations dedicated to saving...
October 2010
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Karen Winnick Receives Arents Award from Syracuse...
Karen Winnick, chairman of the Winnick Family Foundation, receives prestigious Arents Award for distinguished alumni from Syracuse University, honoring her work as a philanthropist, literacy advocate, children’s author and illustrator.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 19, 2010 – Karen Winnick, chairman of the Winnick Family Foundation, was honored by her alma mater, Syracuse University,...
Winnick Family Foundation Lauded for Ten Years of...
Foundation chairman and children’s book author, Karen Winnick, continues to encourage reading for kids
Los Angeles, CA, October 18, 2010- The Winnick Family Foundation was congratulated by the California Readers program, a not-for-profit organization of teachers and teacher-librarians dedicated to providing library books and living authors to elementary schools in California, for the...
Winnick Family Scholarship Awarded to Theodora...
Born in Seattle, Wingert has worked in Europe with physicians at Danish, German and Polish hospitals and has broad experience in genetic research from summer internships at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 11, 2010 – The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has awarded the Winnick Family Scholarship for 2010-2011 to...
September 2010
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Karen Winnick to be Honored with Prestigious...
Karen Winnick, chairman of the Winnick Family Foundation, will be honored in October by Syracuse University for her work as a children’s book author and illustrator and as a literacy advocate. Karen Winnick, chairman of the Winnick Family Foundation, will be honored in October by Syracuse University for her work as a children’s book author and illustrator and as a literacy...
August 2010
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Winnick Family Foundation Lauds Breakthrough...
Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) August 10, 2010- The Winnick Foundation was part of a consortium of private philanthropies, universities and federal agencies supporting research that has led to a new discovery that may lead to earlier diagnosis, intervention and monitoring of Alzheimer’s disease. The occurrence of Alzheimer’s disease is becoming more prevalent worldwide as the ...
December 2009
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Winnick Family Foundation Scholarship Awarded to...
Student Alia Jones wins prestigious scholarship award for fourth time and has already made her mark in contributions to a unique Smithsonian Institute traveling exhibit highlighting the shared history of Native and African Americans.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 4, 2009 — Cornell University has awarded the Winnick Family Foundation Scholarship for 2009-2010 to student Alia Jones,...
November 2009
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Pacific Capital Group's Gary Winnick Hosts Dinner...
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was among the Los Angeles political and financial leaders who attended. Founded in 2000, the Center has a distinguished alumni list of international leaders and scholars who are “daily advancing and elevating the management and standards of the public sector worldwide.”
Financier and philanthropist Gary Winnick hosted a dinner at his Bel Air home...
Winnick Gallery To Feature Contemporary...
In the Beginning: Artists Respond to Genesis will open November 18 in light-filled, spacious Winnick Gallery housed at the Manhattan-based Center for Jewish History. The exhibition is uniquely designed to create a dialogue between new installations by contemporary artists and historical representations of the ancient story of creation.
Winnick Hall, the principal exhibition gallery at the...
Winnick Hall at Skirball Center Will Host Photo...
The “Road to Freedom” exhibit will open in Winnick Hall at the Skirball Cultural Center on November 19 and remain on view through March 7, 2010. Among the local events portrayed are the picketing of the Kress Store in Pasadena in 1960, the march on Pershing Square on March 14, 1965, and the conflict in Watts in 1965.
Winnick Hall, the largest exhibition space at the Skirball Cultural Center in...
September 2009
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Pacific Capital Group Sponsors Global Forestry...
Pacific Capital Group will sponsor an international panel on global forestry solutions at the 2009 Governors’ Global Climate Summit. The Summit is the second environmental assembly of leaders invited by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from the largest states and provinces in the world to discuss conservation issues and global climate change.
Said green-tech pioneer and...
Winnick Family Scholarship Awarded to Ramona...
Student Ramona Davoudpour wins prestigious award for second year, based on superior academic performance and record of community service. Born in Iran, Davoudpour and her family overcame hardship to establish a new home and succeed in Southern California.
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has awarded the Winnick Family Scholarship for 2009-2010 to student Ramona Davoudpour. This is the...
Winnick Family Foundation Renews Support for...
The children served by the program represent a cultural and ethnic cross-section of Israel, but all have special needs like autism, deafness, learning disabilities or mental problems. Special needs children like these are enrolled in the Jerusalem zoo program to learn concentration and self-discipline by forming a connection with the animal.
The Winnick Family Foundation announced today its...
Stanford University Commends Winnick Family...
Dr. Lawrence Wein, operations management and homeland security expert, is named The Winnick Faculty Fellow of 2009-2010 at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. “The Winnick Family Foundation’s investment in faculty excellence is vital to keeping the School at the frontiers of knowledge,” said new GSB Dean Dr. Garth Saloner.
Dr. Lawrence M. Wein has been named The Winnick Faculty...
Winnick Family Foundation Supports New Gettysburg...
The Gettysburg Foundation will be filming a new educational film later this month that will be broadcast nationwide to an expected audience of 10 million school children. The new production, “Big Deal at Gettysburg - The Value of Historical Places,” is funded in part by the Winnick Family Foundation.
Said Foundation founder Gary Winnick: “This is a unique script with a strong,...
August 2009
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Gary Winnick and the Winnick Family Foundation...
Three Israeli teenagers – 17-year-olds Shira Ahissar and Yadid Algavi, along with 16-year-old Shahar Gvirtz – became international celebrities in Israel earlier this summer when they brought home top prizes in the “World Series” of science fairs, the prestigious Intel International Science and Engineering Fair competition.
The three science stars won the right to represent Israel by first...
Gary Winnick and Winnick Gallery Acknowledge...
Extended by popular demand was one of the most well-attended shows in the Yeshiva University Museum’s Winnick Gallery, located in Manhattan at the Center for Jewish History. The long-running show featured the life work of L.T. Syms, one of the country’s most respected figurative sculptors.
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Winnick Family Foundation Funds Teach For America...
More than 2,000 Teach For America teachers, called corps members, have taught in L.A.-area public schools, reaching some 160,000 students. By 2010, program administrators expect that there will be nearly 1,500 alumni pursuing educational careers in the Los Angeles area, 60 will be running schools, and 10 or more will hold elective office.
When teacher Chris Akel applied to join Teach For America,...
May 2009
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Financier and Philanthropist Gary Winnick Keynotes...
Financier and philanthropist Gary Winnick delivered keynote remarks at an afternoon conversation and open forum for students and faculty at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. The subject of the April 23rd event, held in the School’s Darman Seminar Room, was “Leadership in Crisis.”
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April 2009
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Standing Room Only – Winnick Hillel Center at...
Syracuse University’s Winnick Hillel Center hosted one of the largest on-campus gatherings for a Seder service in the University’s history earlier this month. On April 8, more than 300 students crowded in for the Wednesday sundown service, marking the opening of Jewish Passover.
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Winnick Family Foundation Commended by GLAZA...
The Winnick Family Foundation was commended recently by Connie Morgan, president of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA), for the foundation’s financial backing during GLAZA’s successful campaign to build for the zoo’s new elephant compound, Pachyderm Forest….
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March 2009
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Karen Winnick Appointed Chairwoman of Winnick...
The Winnick Family Foundation was founded in 1983 by Karen and her husband, financier and philanthropist Gary Winnick. Grants and gifts from the family and foundation focus on education, literacy, health care, art, culture, animal welfare, the environment and the needs of the worldwide Jewish community.
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July 2008
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Philanthropist Gary Winnick Welcomes U.N....
Financier and philanthropist Gary Winnick welcomed a delegation of United Nations Ambassadors to his Los Angeles home. The ambassadors and diplomats from eight countries attended a reception as part of a three-day trip to Los Angeles sponsored by “U.N. Across America,” a program designed to introduce ambassadors and other diplomats to parts of the United States that they might not have the...
June 2008
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Gary Winnick Supports the Jewish Federation’s...
KOREH L.A. is the non-sectarian volunteer literacy program created by The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’ Jewish Community Relations Committee. Koreh is the Hebrew word for read. Each volunteer spends one hour, once a week, reading with a pre-school or elementary school child.
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April 2008
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Philanthropist Gary Winnick Supports LA Police...
The Los Angeles Police Foundation is the major source of private support for the Los Angeles Police Department. For ten years the Foundation has created partnerships to provide resources and programs that help the police serve at their highest level and that enhance LAPD-community relations. The Foundation provides equipment, technology, training and youth programs directly for the benefit of the...
March 2008
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Gary Winnick Featured in Mosaic Magazine
A recent issue of Mosaic, the magazine of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, featured a profile of entrepreneur, philanthropist and visionary Gary Winnick in its recent issue.
The article highlights Mr. Winnick’s career in the communications, financial and environmentally friendly concrete industries — in addition to celebrating his substantial contributions to Los Angeles, the United...
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Gary Winnick is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of the private investment group, Pacific Capital Group, Inc. and of iCRETE, L.L.C. – a global concrete technology company.
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Gary Winnick, Largest Donor in C.W. Post History,...
Financier and philanthropist Gary Winnick, a 1969 graduate of the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, will return to the Campus Saturday, March 8 to see first-hand the results of his generosity to his alma mater — donations totaling $11 million.
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Winnick Family Clinical Research Center Celebrates...
The Winnick Family Clinical Research Center celebrated its sixth anniversary this month and announced that it has 60 active research protocols at the Center in 2008, representing 210 clinical researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. These researchers are active in areas ranging from women’s health and the genetics of common diseases to mitochondrial genetics, insulin resistance and AIDS.
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December 2007
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The Mitten Drinnen Kid
By Mosaic Magazine
Gary Winnick’s mother had an expression for him when he was a child— she called him the mitten drinnen kid. Of course, Gary wasn’t the only boy in the world who grew up with that moniker; it’s a fairly common Yiddish expression that means “the kid always in the middle of everything.”
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April 2001
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International Financier and Philanthropist Gary...
The Dashew International Center for Students and Scholars at UCLA will present the 2001 Jacoby International Award to financier and philanthropist Gary Winnick, founder and chairman of Global Crossing Ltd. Winnick will be honored for his outstanding commitment and contributions to enhancing international understanding and peace.
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