Denise Eisenberg Rich
Denise Eisenberg Rich (born January 26, 1944 in Worcester (Massachusetts) , USA ) is an American / Austrian songwriter, philanthropist, fundraiser and lady of society in New York City .
Life
Denise Eisenberg was born and raised in the middle of Massachusetts, the daughter of a wealthy shoe manufacturer. After his death, she inherited her father's fortune. He had arranged Denise's marriage to Marc Rich and helped finance the groom's career as a commodities trader. The couple stayed together from 1966 until their divorce in 1996 and had three daughters.
In November 2011, Rich gave up her US citizenship and took the Austrian citizenship of her Jewish father's ancestors .
Philanthropist
Rich's daughter, Gabrielle Rich Aouad, died of leukemia in 1996 after previously surviving a lymph gland tumor . Rich then set up a cancer research foundation in New York City with the deceased's husband, Philip Aouad. The foundation, originally named G&P Foundation for Cancer Research , now bears the name Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research and states that 85 percent of donated income is used for research, only 7.2% for advertising revenue and 7.8% for administration.
Songwriter
Rich has been writing lyrics for well-known singers such as Natalie Cole , Celine Dion , Chaka Khan , Diana Ross and others since the 1980s . More recently, there have been texts for Mary J. Blige and Mandy Moore .
Donation affair
In 1996, when William Clinton was campaigning for his second presidency, Rich donated more than $ 1 million to the Democratic Party and the construction of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park in Little Rock Arkansas . On the last day of his presidency, Clinton pardoned former husband Richs, who was accused of tax offenses. Rich refused to testify before the Congressional Committee of Inquiry so as not to harm himself.
In 2013, Rich appeared on the list of U.S. Guarantors Owning Assets Abroad, published by the Washington, DC- based Center for Public Integrity . It registered an investment in a $ 144 million trust in the Cook Islands in the Pacific for 2006, including a 52-meter yacht and a Learjet 60 .
Society lady
Rich is known in New York society for her parties that she gave in her triple penthouse, at which, for example, at Christmas time, ice skaters did their laps on the submerged terraces. In addition, she rents the city's largest hall in the Marriott Hotel for thousands of guests in winter to collect donations.
In 2012, she sold her penthouse to her neighbor one floor below, media entrepreneur David Geffen , for US $ 54 million .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ CV of Gabrielle Rich Aouad. Retrieved September 23, 2015 .
- ↑ Austria is not an island in FAZ from April 11, 2013, page 28
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rich, Denise Eisenberg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eisenberg, Denise (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American songwriter, philanthropist, fundraiser and lady of society |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Worcester, Massachusetts , USA |