Gary Winnick

Gary Winnick is an international financier and philanthropist with a global investment career spanning more than three decades. Gary Winnick is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Capital Group, a diversified private investment firm founded in 1985.

Pacific Capital Group is involved with private equity, restructuring and has invested in a select group of industries, such as material science, health care, real estate and telecommunications. He is also Chairman and Founder of advanced concrete technology company iCrete, LLC.

In 2006, Gary Winnick, concerned about issues of global warming and environmental change, created a new “green” company – iCrete. iCrete high-performance, low-impact advanced concrete technology is being used to build the Freedom Tower at One World Trade Center in New York City. Additional projects include Beekman Tower, designed by Frank Gehry, Eleven Times Square, and the Revel Casino in Atlantic City.

Gary Winnick serves on several nonprofit boards, including The Museum of Modern Art , The Simon Wiesenthal Center, and Hillel International. In 2001, UCLA’S Dashew International Center presented Mr. Winnick with the 2001 Jacoby International Award. That same year, he was awarded the Humanitarian Laureate Award by the Simon Wiesenthal Center. In 2004, he received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University.

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Jun 27 2011

Gary Winnick - Pepperdine University Recognizes Winnick Family Foundation Scholars

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 Foundation to our University and for its partnership with us in providing financial assistance to the most deserving students in our law school. Financial aid is used to bridge the gap between the cost of education and the resources available through the families of the students.”

Gary Winnick stated: “The School of Law at Pepperdine University is unique in its commitment to a balanced curriculum that emphasizes community service with the challenging academic goals it sets for its students. Gregory Boger is both an entrepreneur and a math tutor; Catherine Moore worked in Israel for a microfinance organization providing loans to women and minority families; Jennifer Sirrine is a published legal scholar. Karen and I are pleased to support such future lawyers who have demonstrated commitment to community.”

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