- Gerard Cafesjian
Gerard Cafesjian ( _hy. Ջերարդ Գաֆէսճեան) is an
Armenian-American businessman and philanthropist who founded the "Cafesjian Family Foundation" and has contributed considerable sums to many philanthropic causes.He earned a degree in Economics from
Hunter College . Then he started out as a legal editor, and later became owner of the "West Publishing Corporation", (before it was bought by theThomson Corporation ). He was awarded the Business and the Arts Award.Cafesjian is presently a key shareholder in
CS Media , a media house that includes the Armenia TV Company, ArmNews around-the-clock Armenian news station, 107FM radio station and TV5 music station as well as a music and publishing house.The list of charitable donations include:
*$17.5 million in donations and pledges toward buying a property to establish a museum in Washington for theArmenian Genocide inWashington D. C. , namedArmenian Genocide Museum of America run by the Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial, Inc. (AGM&M).
*Building a Cultural and Art Museum inYerevan [ [http://www.aaainc.org/press/release.php?pressID=82 www.aaainc.org > Press Center ] ] .
*Restoration of a dismantled historic Carousel forComo Park Minnesota
*Expansion of premises of a museum at the ScottsdaleArizona center for the Arts.He has also supported alternative energy projects in
Armenia .He is currently retired and lives in
Florida , where he still manages personal investments and contributes to charities. TheArmenian Assembly of America honored Cafesjian as a Life Trustee at a 2002 National Gala Banquet.In the spring of 2004, Cafesjian bought a 33rd-floor apartment at 50 Central Park South in Manhattan for $12 million. The apartment was later listed for sale with an asking price of $18.95 million. [ [http://www.forbes.com/realestate/2005/01/10/cx_sc_0110how.html Forbes, January 10, 2005 – Home of the Week: An Apartment As Big As The Ritz, by Sara Clemence] ] [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEEDF1639F93AA2575AC0A9629C8B63&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FPeople%2FK%2FKozlowski%2C%20L.%20Dennis The New York Times, September 19, 2004 – Big Deal; Apartment Prices May Be Up, But Tyco Sells at a Discount, by William Neuman] ]
References
* [http://mondediplo.com/2004/01/07armeniabox Le Monde diplomatique, January 2004 – Armenia rebuilt by its diaspora]
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