New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will deliver the address at this year’s Baccalaureate ceremony, May 29 in the University Chapel. Senior-class officers recommended inviting the mayor because of his contributions in business, public service, and philanthropy.
Bloomberg, who began his career in equity trading at Salomon Brothers, founded the financial-information and media company Bloomberg LP in 1981 and built it into one of the world’s largest news organizations. He was elected mayor of New York in 2001 and is serving his third term.
As a philanthropist, Bloomberg has been the lead benefactor of several projects, including the public-health school at Johns Hopkins University, his undergraduate alma mater; and Princeton’s Emma Bloomberg Hall, a dormitory named for his daughter, a 2001 graduate.
The Latest
See all
Related News
Remembering Landon Y. Jones ’66, Editor, Author, and Inveterate ‘Ripper’
Friends paid tribute Nov. 15 at a memorial service in the Princeton University Chapel
Princeton to Cut Way Down on Alums’ Free Google Email Storage
A squeeze from Google is prompting Princeton to slice the generous free email storage it offered alumni in the past
Meet Kathy Crow ’89: Philanthropist and Lightning Rod
The former lacrosse standout’s friendship with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas stirred a national controversy
0 Responses