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 Summer Soirée-ing
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Dinner scene at the Sixth Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards gala. |
On June 25th, the Young New Yorkers for the Philharmonic enjoyed their annual summer benefit, Summer Soirée. The evening began with a cocktail reception at Tiffany & Co., where guests mingled and tried on jewelry. A dinner-dance followed at Bryant Park Grill, where guests dined indoors and out under the stars. 285 Young New Yorkers attended and raised approximately $90,000. The evening was made possible by generous support from the Thomas C. Quick Charitable Foundation.
The Young New Yorkers for the Philharmonic comprises people aged 21-40 who appreciate and support the New York Philharmonic and symphonic music. The Young New Yorkers enjoy unique opportunities to attend concerts as well as social and educational events in the company of friends, supporting one of the city's most valuable cultural resources. Founded in 1994, the group includes over 4,000 members.
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Briana Lesesne |
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Jeff and Taryn Gross |
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Emily Berger |
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Justin Karr and Claire Noland |
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Jacqueline Keber, Molly McCooey, and Abraham and Lucy Cary |
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YNY Chairs Christian MacDonald, Georgina Schaeffer, and Adrian Ulrich |
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Charles Hale with Alec and Sarah Machiels |
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Richard and Emily Leonard with Mark Gilbertson |
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Devon Smith and Brian Pitz |
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YNY Chair Christopher George and Susanna Sanchez |
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Marissa Piropato, Phillip Thomas, and Cornelia Ercklentz |
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Rema Parachini, Mary Van Pelt, and Paige Hardy |
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Sandra Kozlowski receiving Tiffany's raffle prize from Christian MacDonald |
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Courtney Quick and Chad Burdett |
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Fernanda Gilligan and Edward Barsamian |
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Adam Hertz and Margarita Moore |
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Bill Trent and Patti Kim |
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Danielle Levine and Miguel Fabregas |
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Lea and Alexander Lis |
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Laurel Cummings, Ari Horowitz, and Jessica Lawrence |
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Meredith Ostrom, Lisa Tan, Richard Gollis, and Sophia Sondervand |
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Martin Pepa and friend |
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Elle McPherson and Dasha Valdez |
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Eiseley Tauginan, Eric Richman, and Jessica Roska |
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Isabelle and Miguel Forbes |
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Christian Bild, Sophia Sondervand, Meredith Ostrom, and Jewel Donohue |
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Aaron Young and Meredith Darrow |
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Allison Hodge, Miguel Fabregas, and Patti Kim |
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Elana Rosenblatt and Deedee Charial |
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Adam Shaw and Katie Plonskier |
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Angelique Soave and Allison Hodge |
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Joel Fitzpatrick, Mike Densen, James Sokolin, and Jesse Harris |
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Brittany Kaleck and Craig Siegel |
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Bill Trent and Beverly Camhe |
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Dara Cohen |
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Frank and Michelle Rella |
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Niki Beel and Sessa von Richthofen |
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Courtney Dolan |
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Ali and Jason Rosenfeld |
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Joel Whalen |
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Dominique Punnett and Helena Chazanova |
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Alex Powers and Natasha Bessez |
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Eric Richman |
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DJ Yacine and Natasha Bessez |
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Craig Spitzer, Chiara Trento, and Sam Katav |
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Michael Sloan and Chloe Epstein |
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Ian Curtis and Melissa Kath |
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Landon Stonesifer, Dan Abrams, and James Sokolin |
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Landon Stonesifer, David Zinczenko, Melissa Milne, Miguel Forbes, and Dan Abrams |
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Morgan White and Angelique Soave |
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Alex Schaffel, Julie Mulligan, and Nina Albright |
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Chad Eggers and Nicole Oge |
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Dan Abrams, Landon Stonesifer, and Jean Luc |
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Annie Graber and Richard Johnson |
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Jennifer Donoghue and Ricky Zitomer |
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Martin Pepa, Stella Kietel, Zavi Usandizaga, and Patti Kim |
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On the last Wednesday night in June, at Cipriani 42nd Street Alternative Investment News’ held its 6th Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards. The black-tie dinner and ceremony recognized hedge funds, fund of funds, consultants, endowments, foundations and corporate and public funds that stood out for excellence in alternatives investing during the year.
Nearly 500 leaders and luminaries from the industry attended. Michael Steinhardt, a pioneer in the hedge fund world, and Phil Goldstein, Founder of Bulldog Investments were in attendance to accept their respective awards for Lifetime Achievement and Outstanding Contribution to the Industry.
Winners were awarded in nine other categories, and included Paulson & Co. for Hedge Fund Leader. (Mr. Paulson, incidentally, is the new owner of the $41 million Southampton estate, Old Trees, shown on yesterday’s Diary).
Also recognized and awarded were the 2008 Rising Stars of Hedge Funds, 20 up-and-coming, talented young professionals poised to be future leaders of the industry.
This year’s award winners were as follows:
Hedge Fund Leader of the Year: Paulson & Co.
Fund of Hedge Funds Leader of the Year: Harcourt Investment Consulting
Emerging Manager of the Year: Algebris Investments
Hedge Fund Launch of the Year: AdultVest
Institutional Manager of the Year: The Blackstone Group
Public Fund Investor of the Year: Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Corporate Pension Fund of the Year: Railway Pension Trustee Company
Nonprofit Investor of the Year: Texas Christian University
Hedge Fund Consultant of the Year: Jason Dubrovay, NEPC |
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Christophe Reech |
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Ronnie Jung and Diann Jung |
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Dylan Curley, Tricia Laccona, and Brian Chung |
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Michael Steinhardt and John Stossel |
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Michael Steinhardt receiving his Lifetime Achievement Award from Paul Kazarian |
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Neil Paragiri and Marcel Herbst accepting the Fund of Hedge Funds Leader of the Year Award from Dylan Curley |
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Phil Goldstein receiving his Outstanding Contribution Award from Steve Samuels |
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Francis Koenig, CEO of AdultVest, accepting the award for Hedge Fund Launch of the Year |
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Davide Serra posing with his award for Emerging Manager of the Year |
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The Subscribers, a band comprising members from the hedge fund industry, played in support of the charity A Leg to Stand On |
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J. Tomilson Hill's acceptance speech for Institutional Manager of the Year |
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Larry Pokora, Paulson & Co. |
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Jaeson Dubrovay, Michelle Russell Johnson, George Yepes, Paolo Pellegrini, Ty Wallach, and Jennifer Ancker |
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| Photographs by Linsley Lindekens (NY Philharmonic); ©PatrickMcMullan.com (Highlander). |
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