| Alexander Soros | |
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Alexander Soros in New York City, spring 2011 |
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| Born | Alexander G. Soros New York, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New York University University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D) |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Board member of | Open Society Foundations Jewish Funds for Justice Global Witness |
| Relatives | George Soros (Father) |
Alexander G. Soros is an American philanthropist. He is the son of hedge fund manager and philanthropist George Soros.
He graduated from New York University in 2009. The younger Soros has also established himself as a major philanthropist. According to a 2011 Wall Street Journal profile, Soros' focus is on "progressive causes that might not have widespread support".[1] In 2010, while pursuing a doctorate at the University of California, he became the foremost student political donor in the election cycle of 2010.[2] Since then, he has joined the board of directors of organizations including Global Witness (as an advisory board member), which campaigns against environmental and human rights abuses associated with the exploitation of natural resources, and the Open Society Foundations, which works to establish government accountability and democratic processes internationally.
Soros is also on the board of the Jewish Funds for Justice, an organization supporting grassroots efforts to strengthen lower-income neighborhoods in the United States. That organization was the recipient of Soros' first major philanthropic contribution, a gift of $250,000 in August 2010.[1]