Seth Klarman
Baupost Group founder; chairman of The Times of Israel
Seth Klarman is an American investor, born in 1957, who founded the Boston investment partnership the Baupost Group in 1982 and is its chief executive. He co-founded The Times of Israel in 2012 as its US capital partner and is its chairman.Sources:1Wikipedia: Seth Klarman, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)
A registered independent, he gave more than $2.9 million to Republicans in the 2016 election cycle and the maximum $5,400 to Hillary Clinton that year. After Donald Trump's election he gave mainly to Democrats: about $4.9 million to nearly 150 candidates, most of them Democrats, by September 2018.Sources:1Wikipedia: Seth Klarman, Wikipedia (source, opens in a new tab)2JTA: 2 Jewish billionaire donors withdraw support from GOP candidates, JTA, 16 September 2018 (source, opens in a new tab)3The Boston Globe: In the era of Donald Trump, New England's biggest GOP donor is funding Democrats, The Boston Globe, 14 April 2018 (source, opens in a new tab)
Roles and connections
- The Times of IsraelOwner of The Times of Israel: Co-founder, "capital partner" and chairman; founder of the Baupost GroupJerusalem-based online newspaper founded in 2012
- Republican PartyDonated more than $2.9 million to Republicans (2016 cycle)One of the two major political parties in the United States
- Democratic PartyGave $5,400 to Hillary Clinton's campaign (2016)One of the two major political parties in the United States
- Democratic PartyGave about $4.9 million to nearly 150 candidates, mostly Democrats (2018)One of the two major political parties in the United States
Elsewhere
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