Jon Gray stood by his wife Mindy Tuesday night as they welcomed about a thousand guests to Cipriani Wall Street. in Faith was artistic, creative, musical, and mathematical. The gift comes after the couple poured $55 million in the past seven years into University of Pennsylvanias Basser Center for BRCA, the worlds first hub devoted to studying cancers related to BRCA mutations. In 2012, Mindy and Jon Gray made a transformative gift to establish the Basser Center for BRCA at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center and to date have given over $55 million towards its mission. Assumes role of president and chief operating officer of Blackstone. Mindy Gray is the Co-Founder of the Gray Foundation, a private foundation committed to maximizing access to education, healthcare and opportunity for low-income children in New York. [42], In 1995, Gray married Mindy Basser at Temple Beth Zion Israel in Philadelphia; the ceremony was officiated by Rabbi Ira F. Stone. In creating the Basser Research Center in my sisters name, my husband Jon and I are fervently hoping that we can one day prevent other families from experiencing the unthinkable loss of a loved one. Share Your Design Ideas, New JerseysMurphy Defends $10 Billion Rainy Day Fund as States Economy Slows, What Led to Europes Deadliest Train Crash in a Decade, This Week in Crypto: Ukraine War, Marathon Digital, FTX. The pandemic hasn't changed their philanthropic strategy, but rather has them doubling down, Jon Gray, Blackstone's. He also held an Assistant Professor position at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, from 1998 until 2012. The bridegroom, 25, is an associate in the real estate department of the Blackstone Group, an investment banking concern in New York. She taught me to talk to animals, especially our crazy cats, she taught me to enjoy Kraft macaroni and cheese at midnight (even when I wasnt the slightest bit hungry), and she taught me that no walks too long if you have a friend by your side. October 24, 2019 Committed to Inclusion Some of the world's best and brightest students aim their sights at an undergraduate education at Penn, but many lack the resources to embark on this journey. Mindy Gray: I was immediately impressed with the leadership of OCRF and deeply committed to their mission of funding scientific research to help find a cure. Mindy Gray is a member of the executive committee of the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Inc., the largest private philanthropy in the United States dedicated exclusively to funding ovarian cancer research. Two years after my sister Faith died, I was emotionally ready and anxious to volunteer in any way I could to help in the ovarian cancer community. [12][13] The Wall Street Journal reported that Gray went on the biggest home buying spree in history after the foreclosure crisis, spending $10billion in the company's first four years. Prior to joining the Foundation, Margaret worked at Geller & Company in the Human Capital Department. Thinking bigger, we want to develop a preventive vaccine for those not yet affected and a cure for women who are! Some of the world's best and brightest students aim their sights at an undergraduate education at Penn, but many lack the resources to embark on this journey. While the average woman has a 12% and 1.3% chance, respectively, of developing breast and ovarian cancer, harmful BRCA mutations increase the chance to as high as 72% and 44%, according to the National Cancer Institute. This was when I knew that my relationship with OCRF was meant to be. Penn graduates Jon Gray, C'92, W'92, and Mindy Basser Gray, C'92, are stepping in to help. Mindy Basser, a daughter of Pearl and Philip B. Basser of Philadelphia, is to be married this evening to Jonathan David Gray, a son of Susan Florsheim of Highland Park, Ill., and Allen Gray of Barrington, Ill. Learn more about our policy positions and discover how you can take action. View Mindy Basser Gray's record in Willows, CA including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. He also serves as the Executive Director, Strategic Alliances of the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Mindy and Jon Gray graduated from Penn in 1992. Because of this, the only way to truly reduce risk is removing a womans ovaries (and fallopian tubes). Most of Margarets career has been in an administrative capacity related to recruitment. She is the Chair of the NYC Kids RISE Board and a member of the Basser Leadership Council at the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania. 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Gray", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_D._Gray&oldid=1139510621, This page was last edited on 15 February 2023, at 14:27. Last week, the couple, married for 24 years, were back on campus for a study break with a different kind of chemistry: after visiting Bennett Hall where they took a Romantic poetry class together, they walked across the quad to meet the freshmen whose tuition and expenses theyve agreed to cover for the next four years. Jon and Mindy Gray's gift will fund an institute focused on early detection of breast, ovarian, pancreatic and prostate cancers. In 1998, Pat joined the NIH to head a research laboratory focused on ovarian cancer. Methodology: The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world's richest It reminds me of investing, where youre a high-conviction investor, says Jon Gray, who made his name as Blackstones real estate baron and was promoted to cofounder Steve Schwarzmans No. She served as the Executive Director of Teach For America - New York, and the Chief Operating Officer of ExpandED Schools. [26], As of 2018, Gray had donated $120 million in his lifetime. With the leadership of Dr. Chi Dang, Director of the Abramson Cancer Center, and Dr. Susan Domchek, Executive Director of the Basser Research Center, we are confident that we can make huge progress towards this goal. 2023 Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, Inc. A Personal Connection Becomes a Professional Mission. [14] The firm would later come under criticism for its business model, and US Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized Blackstone for "shamelessly" profiting from the 2008 housing crisis. Those who know me know I took this one to heart. Mindy Gray: My dear friend Jill Seigerman worked for Liz Tilberis, late Editor-in-Chief of Harpers Bazaar and President of OCRF, so I had known about OCRF for years. He conducted his postdoctoral training at the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center in the laboratory of Dr. Bert Vogelstein, where he studied the molecular genetics of colorectal cancer. The publicly traded company manages $915 billion in assets as of March 31, 2022.. The billionaire has collected more than $1 billion in dividends and compensation since 2011, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Gray was born in Highland Park, Illinois to a Jewish family. [41] In 2021 the Gray Foundation contributed $15 million to a program that opens a college savings account with $100 for every child enrolled in New York City public kindergartens. Unfortunately, we did not know this before she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. My sister Faith was a serious discount shopper. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. OCRF: Tell us about the path that led you and Jon to together create the Basser Research Center with a $25 million gift to the University of Pennsylvania. Mindy Basser, a daughter of Pearl and Philip B. Basser of Philadelphia, is to be married this evening to Jonathan David Gray, a son of Susan Florsheim of Highland Park, Ill., and Allen. Women with BRCA 2 mutations have a 50-70% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer and a 10-20% lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer. In 2016, he ranked #1 on Commercial Observer's "Power 100" ranking of the most powerful people in New York City real estate. So, I became a Board Member in 2004, and an Executive Committee Member in 2007. As first generation immigrants from Eastern Europe, Mindys parents didnt keep historical family medical records. 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