Leon Levy

Background

Levy, Leon was born on September 13, 1925 in New York City. Son of Jerome and Sadie (Samuelson) Levy.

Education

BSS, City College, 1948.

Career

Security analyst, Hirsch & Company. New York City, 1948-1951; general partner, Odyssey Partners (formerly Oppenheimer & Company), New York City, since 1951; Chairman, Board Of Directors, Oppenheimer Mutual Funds. Chairman, Board Of Directors Avatar Holdings, Inc.

Board directors United Kingdom Fund;lecturer City College of New York, 1952-1959.

Membership

Trustee Bard College, Institute Fine Arts, New York University. President Institute Advanced Studies, Princeton, New Jersey, Rockefeller University, Jerome Levy Institute for Economic Research, New York City. Board directors International Foundation Art Research, John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.

Connections

Married Roxanne Wruble, December 13, 1959 (divorced). Married Shelby White, August 12, 1983.

Father:

Jerome Levy

Mother:

Sadie (Samuelson) Levy

Spouse:

Shelby White

Spouse:

Roxanne Wruble