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Carl J. Shapiro (born February 15, 1913)〔http://www.birthdatabase.com/cgi-bin/query.pl?textfield=carl&textfield2=shapiro&age=〕 is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. He lives in Boston and Palm Beach. His wife, Ruth, died in 2012 at the age of 95. In 1939 he founded Kay Windsor, Inc. in New Bedford, Massachusetts and built it into one of the largest women's apparel companies in the country. He is its former president and chairman of the board and was director of Vanity Fair Corp., which acquired Kay Windsor in 1971. He retired in 1976. The Shapiros have three daughters.〔http://dailyoptic.com/〕 Carl turned 100 in February 2013. His daughter Ellen is married to Robert M. Jaffe, a money manager from Boston and Palm Beach, Florida. Another daughter, Rhonda Zinner (deceased), was on the Brandeis Board of Trustees and was a key organizer and planner in the family's philanthropic causes and projects, including the University's new campus center.〔http://my.brandeis.edu/news/item?news_item_id=101205〕 Shapiro is among a group of investors who have experienced potential losses between $100 million and $1 billion in the Bernard Madoff hedge fund scheme. He is considered a benefactor of Madoff. It has been reported that a criminal investigation has commenced regarding his alleged complicity in the Madoff affair. In 2010 Shapiro and various related people and entities agreed to forfeit $625 million to the United States, all of which will be made available to the victims of the fraudulent investment advisory business which was owned and operated by Bernard L. Madoff. Since at least the late 1960s, Shapiro was an investor in Madoff holding an account in his own name and controlling accounts held by various related individuals and entities. Over the course of his approximately 40-year relationship with Madoff and BLMIS, Shapiro invested hundreds of millions of dollars into his BLMIS accounts, but withdrew hundreds of millions more. In order to resolve any potential civil claims by the government against Shapiro and his family, the Shapiro family agreed to forfeit $625 million to the government—an amount in excess of Shapiro and his wife’s current net worth, as well as in excess of the fictitious profits that Shapiro and his wife took out of BLMIS. The settlement contains no finding or admission of fault against Shapiro or his family; the settlement does not, however, release any party from criminal liability.〔(Carl J. Shapiro and Others Agree to $625 Million Civil Forfeiture ). fbi.gov〕 ==Philanthropy== In 1961 The Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation was established. It supports community-based nonprofits focused on improving the lives of the disabled, disadvantaged, and disenfranchised. Its support has bolstered the work of about 65 organizations working in areas such as youth arts, adult education, domestic violence, and assistive technology for persons with disabilities.〔http://www.dana-farber.org/abo/news/publications/impact/2008/2008-spring.pdf〕 In December 2008, the Foundation lost about $145 million in Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.〔 Shapiro and his wife, Ruth became Brandeis University benefactors in 1950. Ruth joined the University's National Women's Committee in 1948. Carl served as a Brandeis Fellow from 1977–79, and as a Trustee from 1979 to 1988, when he became a Trustee emeritus. They gave $25 million, the largest gift in Brandeis history, to build the 2003 Carl and Ruth Shapiro Campus Center and funded the admissions center and endowed a chair in international finance held by Peter Petri, dean of the International Business School (formerly the Graduate School of International Economics and Finance). The Shapiros also funded the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Center for Library Technology and Journals in the Farber Library on campus.〔 In January 2003 Shapiro received Brandeis' highest honor, an honorary degree, citing cites an "unshakable commitment to making the world a better place."〔 Shapiro founded the Carl J. Shapiro Institute for Education and Research〔(Carl J. Shapiro Institute website )〕 at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. In 2005 The Shapiros donated $25 million to Brigham and Women's Hospital, for the world's most advanced cardiovascular care facility, the Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center, designed to support one of the world’s leading teams of cardiovascular experts the world.〔 In 2008 they also pledged $27 million to Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center to substantially upgrade and expand its facilities for cancer care services.〔 Other contributions include: The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Wellesley College, the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, the Norton Museum of Art, and the Palm Beach Opera, among other institutions.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carl J. Shapiro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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