Harold Tanner
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Harold Tanner is an investment banker and philanthropist. Tanner graduated from the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations
in 1952 and earned an MBA from Harvard University
in 1956.
Tanner has served as a Cornell trustee since 1982, including as vice chairman of the board and Chairman from 1997-2002. He served on the Trustee Executive Committee from 1986-2002. a
Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations
The New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations is an industrial relations school at Cornell University, an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, USA...
in 1952 and earned an MBA from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1956.
Charitable Activities
Tanner is a longtime member of the American Jewish Committee's Board of Governors, and served the human relations organization as Chair of its Board of Trustees, Member of its Executive Committee, and from 2001 - 2004 as its President. In 2004-5 he served as Chairman of the Transatlantic Institute. From 2005-7 he served as Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations.Tanner has served as a Cornell trustee since 1982, including as vice chairman of the board and Chairman from 1997-2002. He served on the Trustee Executive Committee from 1986-2002. a
Awards
Tanner a recipient of:- Herbert Lehman Award of the American Jewish Committee in 1995.
- A Foremost benefactor of Cornell.
- Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award in 1992.
- Cornell ILR Jerome Alpern Distinguished Alumni Award in 2002.