Carl Icahn
Carl Celian Icahn (born February 16, 1936) is an American business magnate, investor, activist shareholder, and philanthropist. He is the founder and majority shareholder of Icahn Enterprises, a diversified conglomerate holding company based in New York City, formerly known as American Real Estate Partners. Icahn is also Chairman of Federal-Mogul, an American developer of vehicle safety products.
Carl Icahn | |
|---|---|
| Special Advisor to the President on Regulatory Reform | |
| In office January 20, 2017 – August 18, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carl Celian Icahn February 16, 1936 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Liba Trejbal (m. 1979–1999) Gail Golden (m. 1999) |
| Children | 2 (notably Brett) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University New York University |
| Occupation | Founder of Icahn Enterprises Chairman of Federal-Mogul |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Business website Personal website |
Early life
Icahn was born in a Jewish family [1] in New York City. He studied at Princeton University and at New York University.
Business career
In the 1980s Icahn became known as a "corporate raider" after profiting from the hostile takeover and asset stripping of the American airline TWA.[2][3]
Icahn has held many controlling positions in many corporations, including RJR Nabisco, TWA, Texaco, Phillips Petroleum, Western Union, Gulf & Western, Viacom, Uniroyal, Dan River, Marshall Field's, E-II (Culligan and Samsonite), American Can, USX, Marvel Comics, Revlon, Imclone, Federal-Mogul, Fairmont Hotels, Blockbuster, Kerr-McGee, Time Warner, Netflix, Motorola, and Herbalife.
Political roles
Icahn endorsed Donald Trump for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[4] Trump announced in October 2015 that he would nominate Icahn for Treasury Secretary if he were to be elected.[5] However, this position went to Steve Mnuchin instead.
On December 21, 2016, it was announced that Icahn would serve as Special Advisor to the President on Regulatory Reform under President Donald Trump.[6] Icahn stepped down from the role in August 2017.[7]
Personal life
From 1979 through 1999, Icahn was married to Liba Trejbal. In 1999, he married Gail Golden. He has two children including businessman Brett Icahn.
Carl Icahn Media
This aircraft had originally been built in 1999 for Trans World Airlines, as part of its last-minute fleet renewal, but due to Icahn's hostile takeover was instead sold to American Airlines
The Carl C. Icahn Laboratory at Princeton University
The Carl C. Icahn Center for Science at Choate Rosemary Hall
References
- ↑ www.jpost.com
- ↑ Kiviat, Barbara (15 February 2007). "10 Questions for Carl Icahn". Time. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1590446,00.html. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ↑ Grant, Elaine X. (October 2005), "TWA – Death Of A Legend" Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine, St Louis Magazine
- ↑ Maggie Haberman (21 October 2015). "Carl Icahn, Supporter of Donald Trump, Plans $150 Million 'Super PAC'". New York Times. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ Ana Swanson (September 29, 2015). "Donald Trump's first Cabinet pick is just as controversial as he is, and a lot richer". Washington Post.
- ↑ Pramuk, Jacob (2016-12-21). "Trump names Icahn as special advisor on regulation, vows to shred Obama rules". CNBC. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ↑ Carl Icahn Issues Statement
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