Neil Hirsch

Neil Hirsch is an American businessman. He is the founder of Telerate, and the current owner of Loanet and the BlackWatch Polo Team.[1][2]

Biography

Neil Hirsch was born in 1948.[1] At the age of 21, he dropped out of college and founded Telerate, a global communications network, where he served as President and Chief Executive.[1][3][4] By 1990, he sold to Dow Jones & Company for more than $1.5 billion.[1][2] He later founded Loanet, a securities-tracking firm, and he serves as its Chairman.[5]

In 1995, he co-founded the Bridgehampton Polo Club with his childhood friend Peter M. Brant.[2][6][7] He served as its President for many years.[8] In 2011, he sold his share to Peter Brant.[4] He owns the BlackWatch Polo Team.[1][4][9]

He is divorced from comedian Caroline Hirsch.[2] In 2009, he sold his townhouse at 15, Sutton Place, Manhattan in New York City.[2] He now lives in Wellington, Florida.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Adam Leitzes and Joshua Solan, 'A Pioneer's Perspective', in Forbes Magazine, 12/28/2000
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 'Polo Magnate Lists Sutton Place Manse', in Gawker, September 17, 2009
  3. ↑ Reuters, 'The Media: Dow Jones Makes an Offer for Remainder of Telerate, in The Los Angeles Times, September 22, 1989
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 'Hamptons polo gets swankier', in The New York Post, June 16, 2011
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jared Paul Stern, 'Hamptons Heat Wave: The Mile-High Club', in New York Magazine,
  6. ↑ Kelly Killoren Bensimon, 'My Polo – Mercedez Benz Bridgehampton Polo', 08/17/2010
  7. ↑ 'They've Got Game', in New York Magazine
  8. ↑ Choire Sicha, 'The Polo Crashersin', The New York Observer, 7/25/05
  9. ↑ Tim Padgett, 'The Dead Polo Ponies and Their Millionaire Owner', in Time Magazine, April 23, 2009

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