> Feeney worked in private equity. PR are strip & sell firms.
Chuck Feeney didn't work in PE, and he wasn't one of those creatures you despise. He invented Duty Free Shopping in WWII, selling booze, smokes and cars to returning servicemen. He pioneered airport shopping, doing all the hard, clever work himself, and spent the bulk of his life giving the billions earned to good causes anonymously.
Why? He didn't care about money or reputation. He wanted to make the world a better place.
> Philanthropy exists to launder the reputations of the rich
It can be used that way, but Chuck Feeney didn't need or want that. That's why he gave anonymously right up until international money laundering regulations post 9/11 forced him to reveal his identity.
Chuck Feeney didn't work in PE, and he wasn't one of those creatures you despise. He invented Duty Free Shopping in WWII, selling booze, smokes and cars to returning servicemen. He pioneered airport shopping, doing all the hard, clever work himself, and spent the bulk of his life giving the billions earned to good causes anonymously.
Why? He didn't care about money or reputation. He wanted to make the world a better place.
Wikipedia Bio of Chuck Feeney https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Feeney
Biography of Chuck Feeney https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2842145-the-billionaire-...
> Philanthropy exists to launder the reputations of the rich
It can be used that way, but Chuck Feeney didn't need or want that. That's why he gave anonymously right up until international money laundering regulations post 9/11 forced him to reveal his identity.