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James Tisch

American businessman (born 1953)

James S. Tisch (born January 2, 1953) is an American businessman who has been the CEO of Loews Corporation since 1999.2

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Born Jan 2, 1953.1

Companies

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.

Recent filings

Trade performance

DateStockTradeValueReturn sinceVs S&P sinceVs S&P, 1 year
Feb 13, 2020LSale$247.7K+101.2%+27.7%+26.6%
Jan 2, 2020LSale$972.0K+105.4%+32.1%+29.7%
Feb 13, 2019LSale$214.9K+132.6%+48.1%+7.0%
Feb 11, 2019LSale$264.8K+144.1%+41.1%+1.1%
Jan 2, 2019LSale$1.0M+141.3%+67.2%+12.4%

Returns are price-only (no dividends), measured from the trade date.

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedThe Wharton School3
  • Date not recordedSuffield Academy3
  • Date not recordedCornell University3

He was born in 1953 in Atlantic City, New Jersey to Wilma "Billie" Stein and Laurence Tisch. His father was co-chairman of Loews Corporation along with his uncle Preston Robert Tisch.

In 1971, Tisch graduated from Suffield Academy in Suffield, Connecticut. He went on to earn a B.A. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Career

Occupation: businessperson.6

Tisch's other positions include a seat in the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the chairmanship of WNET, membership in the Council on Foreign Relations, and seats on the boards of General Electric, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, and the New York Public Library. Tisch was an investor, alongside Mark Penn, Victor Ganzi, Josh Harris, and Thomas Peterffy, in The Messenger, a news website that launched in May 2023.

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Personal life

  • BornJan 2, 1953, Atlantic City7
  • CitizenshipUnited States8
  • ResidenceSouthampton9
  • SpouseMerryl Tisch10

Tisch is married to Merryl (née Hiat) Tisch. She is a former member of the New York State Board of Regents and the chairwoman of the board of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty. They have three children, including Jessica Tisch.

Tisch and his wife Merryl donated $40 million to establish The Tisch Cancer Institute, a cancer care and research facility at the Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. Tisch was a supporter of Rudolph Giuliani and has donated to the Republican party. He also supported Joe Lhota for New York City mayor in 2013.

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Awards

  • Date not recordedFellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences11

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