Lou Gerstner: Difference between revisions

Gerstner established the Gerstner Family Foundation in 1989<ref>{{cite web|title=Gerstner Family Foundation|url=https://gerstnerfamilyfoundation.org/|website=Gerstner Family Foundation|access-date=April 8, 2019}}</ref> and serves as the chairman. The Foundation primarily supports biomedical research, educational opportunities, environmental sustainability initiatives, and emergency assistance programs for people who have suffered a temporary setback and could use a “helping hand” to restore their equilibrium. Gerstner Philanthropies, which encompasses all of Gerstner's philanthropic giving, has made over $200 million in grants to date. Most recently, in 2022, over $12 million was granted across all program areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gerstner.org/impact-approach |website=Gerstner.org |access-date=31 May 2022|title=Our Impact & Approach &#124; Gerstner Family Foundation }}</ref> In June 2023, Gerstner published an opinion piece in the [[The Wall Street Journal|Wall Street Journal]], highlighting the impact of the Foundation's Helping Hands program and its approach to preventing homelessness.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jr |first=Louis V. Gerstner |date=2023-06-29 |title=Opinion {{!}} Stop Homelessness Before It Starts |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/stop-homelessness-before-it-starts-philanthropy-gersnter-new-york-b1259a47 |access-date=2023-09-06 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref>