Oral history of Morris Offit
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1999-11-04
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Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries
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Morris Offit earned his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1957, going on to receive an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1959. In his career, Offit became an executive at both Offit Hill Capital Management, LLC and Offitbank, both of which were purchased by Wachovia in 1999. He has since taken the position of chairman, managing member and co-founder of Offit Capital Advisors, LLC. Outside of his work in finance, Offit has held Board positions at American International Group, Inc. (AIG), United Jewish Appeal – Federation of New York, The Jewish Museum, Columbia Teachers College, Union Theological Seminary, American Museum of Natural History, Johns Hopkins Medicine and Johns Hopkins University. In this history, Offit discusses his tenure and contributions as a member of the Johns Hopkins Board of Trustees. This oral history is part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.
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Offit, Morris W., Levy, Bob, Jones, Ross, Johns Hopkins University, Reed, Lowell J. (Lowell Jacob), 1886-, Bronk, Detlev W. (Detlev Wulf), 1897-1975, Shaffer, G. Wilson (George Wilson), 1901-1992, Richardson, William C., Brody, William R., Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Muller, Steven, 1927-2013, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Peabody Institute (Baltimore, Md.), George Peabody Library, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University. School of Medicine, Steinberg, Melvin A., Bloomberg, Michael, Sommer, Alfred, 1942-, Johns Hopkins University. School of Hygiene and Public Health