Andrew Klaber
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Andrew Klaber is the president and founder of Orphans Against AIDS, an international non-profit organization
that provides more than 600 children who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV
/AIDS
with academic scholarships, basic health care, and nutrition. He is also an investment professional at Paulson & Company
, a multi-strategy hedge fund
in New York
.
and graduated summa cum laude from Yale College
, earned Masters of Science degrees in Financial Economics and Economic History as a Marshall Scholar at Oxford University, and holds a JD/MBA from Harvard Law School
and Harvard Business School
, where he graduated with Distinction.
In college he rowed on the Yale lightweight crew (2002 national champions), served as Yale Phi Beta Kappa president, and was elected to Skull and Bones
. Andrew was selected as a Goldman Sachs Global Leader, a Truman Scholar, a Udall Scholar, an Asia Society Young Leader
, and a First-Team USA-Today Academic All-American. He currently serves as an Associate Fellow at Trumbull College
, Yale University and a member of the Senior Common Room at Lowell House
, Harvard University.
Klaber was invited to the White House
to receive the President's Environmental Youth Award, served with the United Nations
Inter-Agency Task Force on Orphaned and Vulnerable Children, and presented Orphans Against AIDS at the World Economic Forum
in Davos
, Switzerland
. He has run in the Berlin
, Boston
, Chicago
, London
, New York
, Paris
, and Valencia marathon
s, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, and pedalled 4,200-miles (New Haven, CT
to San Francisco, CA) to raise awareness and financial support for Habitat for Humanity.
Andrew lives in New York City
and serves or has served on the boards of several organizations, including the Yale Alumni Fund, the Harvard Law School Overseers’ Committee, the Echoing Green Social Investment Council
(Vice Chair), the Association of Marshall Scholars (Secretary of the Board), the Truman Scholars Association, the United Jewish Appeal Young Wall Street Executive Board
, the New York Needs You Young Leadership Board, and the Russell Trust Association
. He is a member of the American Ballet Theatre Junior Council
, Bowery Mission Young Philanthropists
, the Juilliard School Business Advisory Group
, the Morgan Library Young Fellows
, Natan, the New York Public Library Young Lions
, and the New York State Bar
.
Non-profit organization
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that provides more than 600 children who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
/AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
with academic scholarships, basic health care, and nutrition. He is also an investment professional at Paulson & Company
John Paulson
John Alfred Paulson is an American hedge fund manager, he is the founder and President of Paulson & Co., a New York-based hedge fund....
, a multi-strategy hedge fund
Hedge fund
A hedge fund is a private pool of capital actively managed by an investment adviser. Hedge funds are only open for investment to a limited number of accredited or qualified investors who meet criteria set by regulators. These investors can be institutions, such as pension funds, university...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
History
Originally from Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Klaber attended Adlai E. Stevenson High SchoolAdlai E. Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, Illinois)
Adlai E. Stevenson High School , commonly called Stevenson High School , is a public four-year high school located 3/4 of a mile west of the corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Half Day Road in Lincolnshire, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, serving Lincolnshire, Long Grove, larger portions of...
and graduated summa cum laude from Yale College
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
, earned Masters of Science degrees in Financial Economics and Economic History as a Marshall Scholar at Oxford University, and holds a JD/MBA from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
and Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
, where he graduated with Distinction.
In college he rowed on the Yale lightweight crew (2002 national champions), served as Yale Phi Beta Kappa president, and was elected to Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones is an undergraduate senior or secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. It is a traditional peer society to Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head, as the three senior class 'landed societies' at Yale....
. Andrew was selected as a Goldman Sachs Global Leader, a Truman Scholar, a Udall Scholar, an Asia Society Young Leader
Asia Society
The Asia Society is a non-profit organization that focuses on educating the world about Asia. It has several centers in the United States and around the world Hong Kong, Manila, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, and Melbourne...
, and a First-Team USA-Today Academic All-American. He currently serves as an Associate Fellow at Trumbull College
Trumbull College
Trumbull College is one of twelve undergraduate residential colleges of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.The college is named for Jonathan Trumbull, the last governor of the Colony of Connecticut and first governor of the State of Connecticut, serving from 1769 until 1784, and a friend and...
, Yale University and a member of the Senior Common Room at Lowell House
Lowell House
Lowell House is one of the twelve undergraduate residential houses within Harvard College, located on Holyoke Place facing Mount Auburn Street between the Harvard Yard and the Charles River...
, Harvard University.
Klaber was invited to the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
to receive the President's Environmental Youth Award, served with the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Inter-Agency Task Force on Orphaned and Vulnerable Children, and presented Orphans Against AIDS at the World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
in Davos
Davos
Davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
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. He has run in the Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and Valencia marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
s, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, and pedalled 4,200-miles (New Haven, CT
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
to San Francisco, CA) to raise awareness and financial support for Habitat for Humanity.
Andrew lives in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and serves or has served on the boards of several organizations, including the Yale Alumni Fund, the Harvard Law School Overseers’ Committee, the Echoing Green Social Investment Council
Echoing green
For the electronic band, see The Echoing Green , for the poem see The Echoing GreenEchoing Green is a twenty year-old global non-profit organization operating in the area of early-stage social sector investing...
(Vice Chair), the Association of Marshall Scholars (Secretary of the Board), the Truman Scholars Association, the United Jewish Appeal Young Wall Street Executive Board
United Jewish Appeal
The United Jewish Appeal was a Jewish philanthropic umbrella organization that existed from its creation in 1949 until it was folded into the United Jewish Communities, which was formed from the 1999 merger of United Jewish Appeal , Council of Jewish Federations and United Israel Appeal, Inc.In...
, the New York Needs You Young Leadership Board, and the Russell Trust Association
Russell Trust Association
The Russell Trust Association is the business name for the New Haven, Connecticut, based Skull and Bones society, incorporated in 1856.The Russell Trust was incorporated by William Huntington Russell as its president, and Daniel Coit Gilman as its first treasurer...
. He is a member of the American Ballet Theatre Junior Council
American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today...
, Bowery Mission Young Philanthropists
Bowery Mission
The Bowery Mission is a rescue mission in Manhattan's Bowery that was started in 1879 by Albert Gleason Ruliffson. It was the third rescue mission established in the United States.The Mission gives homeless men a place to sleep overnight.-History:...
, the Juilliard School Business Advisory Group
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
, the Morgan Library Young Fellows
Morgan Library
The Morgan Library & Museum is a museum and research library in New York City, USA. It was founded to house the private library of J. P. Morgan in 1906, which included, besides the manuscripts and printed books, some of them in rare bindings, his collection of prints and drawings...
, Natan, the New York Public Library Young Lions
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is the largest public library in North America and is one of the United States' most significant research libraries...
, and the New York State Bar
New York State Bar Association
The New York State Bar Association , with 77,000 members, is the largest voluntary bar association in the United States.-History:The State Bar was founded with a constitution that dates to 1877...
.