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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The opening as it stood in 2020
Elisha Wiesel (born June 6, 1972) is an American businessman. He worked for Goldman Sachs for a quarter of a century, serving as its Chief Information Officer for three years, until December 2019. He is the only child of Holocaust survivor , author, professor, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
American businessman (born 1972) Shlomo Elisha Wiesel (born June 6, 1972) is an American businessman and hedge fund manager .He worked for Goldman Sachs for 25 years, serving as its chief information officer for three years, until 2019.As of May 2023, Wiesel is co-running the Niche Plus multi-manager hedge fund , the first fund of ClearAlpha Technologies , where he is a Founding Partner.He is also the chairman of Israeli fintech start-up vendor management firm entrio, and on the board of directors of FactSet . He is the only child of Holocaust survivor , author, professor, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel .
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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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