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Leon Cooperman on the True Value of Billionaires
Episode 76

Leon Cooperman on the True Value of Billionaires

Hardly Working with Brent Orrell · American Enterprise Institute

May 26, 202237m 20s

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Show Notes

What would you do if you had a billion dollars? You may have a good idea, but if you don’t, looking to the example of Leon Cooperman wouldn’t be a bad start. After a lengthy, successful career at Goldman Sachs and running his own wealth management company, Leon Cooperman has focused his attention on philanthropy, making daily decisions to benefit the lives of others. In this episode, Cooperman and I discuss how his career and philanthropic efforts illuminate the value of billionaires to society.

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Leon Cooperman Washington Post

Hunter College

University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry

Columbia Business School

Bob Danforth

Union Carbide Compound Interest Tables

Goldman Sachs

Ken Langone

Cooperman College Scholars

Elizabeth Warren

2% wealth tax

Larry Summers

Navient Student Loans

Wealth Tax Across Countries

Bill Gates

Jeff Bezos

Bernie Marcus