As the CEO of Oppenheimer Group, Inc., Stephen Robert also is the co-founder of the Source of Hope Foundation, which is dedicated to poverty relief. A chancellor emeritus of Brown University, Stephen Robert is a significant benefactor of the institution.
Recently, Brown University unveiled the Stephen Robert Hall part of the University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Located at 280 Brook Street, the hall was designed by architect Toshiko Mori. It features a light-filled 1,400-square-foot “agora,” a common space where students, faculty, and staff gather for intellectual and social exchanges. With more than 3,600 square feet of study space available, the Hall supports the Watson Institute’s goal of fostering an integrated and inclusive community of scholars who work on addressing global policy challenges. Aside from constructing the new common space, the Institute has applied recent donations to fund new faculty positions, establish three new undergraduate concentrations, and revamp the master in public affairs program.
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The chairman and CEO of the New York City-based Oppenheimer Group, Inc., Stephen Robert is also a chancellor emeritus of Brown University. The co-founder of the Source of Hope Foundation along with his wife Pilar Crespi Robert, Stephen Robert helps to direct the foundation’s anti-poverty efforts. Source of Hope Foundation recently donated to the Henry Street Settlement of the Lower East Side. The $100,000-gift will enable the recipient organization to continue to provide health care, arts, senior, and youth programming to nearly 50,000 residents each year. In addition to providing housekeeping services to senior citizens and disabled people, Henry Street Settlement also offers mental health services, adult basic education classes, and a computer lab at one of its shelters for the homeless. Saying Henry Street is close to her heart, Mrs. Robert is particularly involved with the organization's work with domestic violence victims. In addition to supporting Henry Street, the Source of Hope Foundation has constructed technical schools for young women in southern Ethiopia, provided emergency medical care in Haiti, and established health-care outposts in Malawi and Tanzania. Prior to establishing the Source of Hope Foundation, philanthropist Stephen Robert served as chairman at Watson Institute of International Studies. There, Stephen Robert was a part of a multi-pronged initiative to promote a just and peaceful world through an educational, research, and public platform.
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