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Jonathan Tisch

American businessman (born 1953)

Jonathan Mark Tisch (born December 7, 1953) is an American businessman. He is the CEO of American luxury hospitality company Loews Hotels. Tisch is also a trustee of Tufts University, and a board member of the Tribeca Film Ins*ute.

He is a co-owner, of the New York Giants. He served as co-chairman of the 2014 NY/NJ Super Bowl host committee.

Contents

  • 1 Career
  • 2 Books
  • 3 Media
  • 4 Philanthropy
  • 5 Personal life
  • 6 References
  • 7 External links

Career

Loews Hotels is an American luxury hospitality company that owns or operates 26 hotels in the United States and Canada. Loews' hotels and resorts are located in major North American city centers and resort destinations. They are also known for their progressive policies.

Headquartered in New York City, Loews Hotels is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Loews Corporation. Jonathan Tisch was named chairman of Loews Hotels in 1989.

Tisch initiated the Loews Hotels Good Neighbor Policy over 20 years ago, one of the first of its kind in the hospitality industry. The Loews Good Neighbor Policy is a recipient of the U.S. President's Service Award from the Points of Light Foundation.

Tisch serves as Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. Travel *ociation, the national non-profit *ociation representing all segments of the multibillion-dollar travel industry. For six years, he served as Chairman of NYC & Company, the city's official tourism marketing agency and convention and visitors bureau.

Concurrent with his national efforts to help stimulate travel and tourism in the aftermath of September 11, Tisch served as Chairman of New York Rising, a task force set committed to reviving tourism in New York City. In recognition for his leadership and civic involvement, Crain's New York Business named Tisch one of the "Top Ten Most Influential Business Leaders" and was named "CEO of the Year" by the Executive Council of New York in 2006.

He is a co-owner of the New York Football Giants. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the New York Giants and is the team's Treasurer. In 2010, Tisch joined Jets owner Woody Johnson as co-chairs of the bid committee established to bring Super Bowl XLVIII to the Metropolitan area. The bid was summarized by the tagline "Make Some History." In a decision by NFL team owners, the New York/New Jersey region was awarded the 2014 Super Bowl. The game was played at MetLife Stadium, the first open-air stadium in a cold-weather region to host a Super Bowl. Tisch is a co-chair of the Host Committee.

Books

Tisch is the author of three books that explore his leadership philosophy, the role of the customer experience, and civic engagement: The Power of We: Succeeding Through Partnerships, Chocolates on the Pillow Aren't Enough: Reinventing the Customer Experience, and Citizen You: Doing Your Part to Change the World.

Media

He is also the host of Beyond the Boardroom with Jonathan Tisch, where he speaks with some of American CEOs and business luminaries in one-on-one interviews. In 2008, Tisch co-founded Walnut Hill Media, LLC, a separate, privately held company investing in a variety of media opportunities. Through Walnut Hill Media, Tisch is a minority investor in Tribeca Enterprises. Tisch's role as Chairman of Loews Hotels remains unchanged.

Philanthropy

Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.

Tisch served as the Vice-Chairman of The Welfare to Work Partnership, and currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Tufts University. Tisch, who graduated from Tufts University in 1976, gave an endowed gift of $40 million to fund the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2011. Tisch is on the Board of the Tribeca Film Ins*ute

In 2011, Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch made a $10 million gift to The Metropolitan Museum of Art to support an exhibition space within the Costume Ins*ute to be named The Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Gallery.

In March of 2022, Tisch announced that he was making a contribution to his high school alma mater, The Frederick Gunn School, of $25 million to design and construct the Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Center for Innovation and Active Citizenship.

Lizzie has sat on the Board of Trustees of NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital since 2015.

Personal life

Tisch was born to a Jewish family, the son of Joan (née Hyman) and Preston Robert Tisch.

In 1988, he married Laura Steinberg, the daughter of financier and insurance executive Saul Steinberg, at the Central Synagogue in Manhattan. They divorced in 2000.

In 2007, he married Lizzie Stern Rudnick.

References

    External links

    • Tufts University Trustee Profile
    • Loews Corporation Governance
    • Q & A with Jonathan Tisch - forbes.com
    • $40 Million Gift - Tufts University
    • Mother Jones Donor Profile - Jonathan Tisch
    • Beyond the Boardroom - TV Show hosted by Jonathan Tisch
    • "Face-Lift for Met's Costume Ins*ute". The New York Times. January 12, 2011.
    • "Jonathan M. Tisch Official Giants Biography". New York Giants.
    • Loews Names Virgin’s Whetsell Chief Executive of Hotel Division
    • Interview with The New York Resident Magazine