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Open Society Foundations (OSF), formerly the Open Society Institute, is a US-based grantmaking network founded by business magnate George Soros. [2] Open Society Foundations financially supports civil society groups around the world, with the stated aim of advancing justice, education, public health and independent media.
George Soros [a] (born György Schwartz; August 12, 1930) [1] [2] is an American [b] investor and philanthropist. [7] [8] As of October 2023, he had a net worth of US$6.7 billion, [9] [10] having donated more than $32 billion to the Open Society Foundations, [11] of which $15 billion has already been distributed, representing 64% of his original fortune.
Soros Fund Management is a privately held American investment management firm.It is currently structured as a family office, but formerly was a hedge fund.The firm was founded in 1970 by George Soros [1] and, in 2010, was reported to be one of the most profitable firms in the hedge fund industry, [2] averaging a 20% annual rate of return over four decades.
George Soros, a Hungarian Jew who emigrated after World War Two, made his fortune in the United States and has long supported groups promoting liberal, democratic and open-border values in Eastern ...
In 1992, on what became known as Black Wednesday, Soros' lead fund, Quantum Fund, became famous for profiting from the devaluation of the pound when the currency left the Exchange Rate Mechanism. Soros had bet his entire fund in a short sale on the ultimately fulfilled prediction that the British currency would drop in value, netting him a ...
A hedge fund manager turned philanthropist and major backer of liberal causes, Soros, 92, said he previously didn't want his Open Society Foundations (OSF) to be taken over by one of his five ...
George Soros, a hedge-fund billionaire who's backed progressive causes with millions in donations, is a Hungarian Jew who's frequently the subject of right-wing conspiracy theories.
The foundation was established by George Soros in 1993, just prior to the dismantling of apartheid and South Africa's transition to democracy. [2] From 2013 to 2019, its Executive Director was Fatima Hassan a human rights lawyer and social justice activist. [3] The organisation is connected to the Open Society Foundations.