Summer Soirée-ing

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.

Briana Lesesne

Jeff and Taryn Gross

Emily Berger

Justin Karr and Claire Noland

Jacqueline Keber, Molly McCooey, and Abraham and Lucy Cary

YNY Chairs Christian MacDonald, Georgina Schaeffer, and Adrian Ulrich

Charles Hale with Alec and Sarah Machiels

Richard and Emily Leonard with Mark Gilbertson

Devon Smith and Brian Pitz

YNY Chair Christopher George and Susanna Sanchez

Marissa Piropato, Phillip Thomas, and Cornelia Ercklentz

Rema Parachini, Mary Van Pelt, and Paige Hardy

Sandra Kozlowski receiving Tiffany's raffle prize from Christian MacDonald

Courtney Quick and Chad Burdett

Fernanda Gilligan and Edward Barsamian

Miguel Forbes celebrated the 4th of July aboard the Highlander in Sag Harbor.

Adam Hertz and Margarita Moore

Bill Trent and Patti Kim

Danielle Levine and Miguel Fabregas

Lea and Alexander Lis

Laurel Cummings, Ari Horowitz, and Jessica Lawrence

Meredith Ostrom, Lisa Tan, Richard Gollis, and Sophia Sondervand

Martin Pepa and friend

Elle McPherson and Dasha Valdez

Eiseley Tauginan, Eric Richman, and Jessica Roska

Isabelle and Miguel Forbes

Christian Bild, Sophia Sondervand, Meredith Ostrom, and Jewel Donohue

Aaron Young and Meredith Darrow

Allison Hodge, Miguel Fabregas, and Patti Kim

Elana Rosenblatt and Deedee Charial

Adam Shaw and Katie Plonskier

Angelique Soave and Allison Hodge

Joel Fitzpatrick, Mike Densen, James Sokolin, and Jesse Harris

Brittany Kaleck and Craig Siegel

Bill Trent and Beverly Camhe

Dara Cohen

Frank and Michelle Rella

Niki Beel and Sessa von Richthofen

Courtney Dolan

Ali and Jason Rosenfeld

Joel Whalen

Dominique Punnett and Helena Chazanova

Alex Powers and Natasha Bessez

Eric Richman

DJ Yacine and Natasha Bessez

Craig Spitzer, Chiara Trento, and Sam Katav

Michael Sloan and Chloe Epstein

Ian Curtis and Melissa Kath

Landon Stonesifer, Dan Abrams, and James Sokolin

Landon Stonesifer, David Zinczenko, Melissa Milne, Miguel Forbes, and Dan Abrams

Morgan White and Angelique Soave

Alex Schaffel, Julie Mulligan, and Nina Albright

Chad Eggers and Nicole Oge

Dan Abrams, Landon Stonesifer, and Jean Luc

Annie Graber and Richard Johnson

Jennifer Donoghue and Ricky Zitomer

Martin Pepa, Stella Kietel, Zavi Usandizaga, and Patti Kim

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.


	Thomas B. Harris accepting the award for Public Fund Investor of the Year from Lora Goldwater

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