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Elisha Wiesel

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american businessman”. Today it says “american businessman and philianthropist”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Political activity”.
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Elisha Wiesel (born June 6, 1972) is an American businessman, hedge fund manager , social activist, and philanthropist. He is the only child of Holocaust survivor , author, professor, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel . He worked for Goldman Sachs for 25 years, serving as its chief information officer for three years, until 2019. He currently co-runs the Niche Plus multi-manager hedge fund , the first fund of ClearAlpha Technologies, where he is a founding partner and the chief risk officer. He is also the chairman of Israeli fintech start-up vendor management firm entrio, and on the board of directors of American financial data and software company FactSet . In addition, he is the chairman of the board of the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity , which he is seeking to "reboot."

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american businessman”. Today it says “american businessman and philianthropist”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Political activity”. Read the current article and compare.
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american businessman

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american businessman and philianthropist

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  • Political activity
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