Carl Howard Pforzheimer Jr

Carl Howard Pforzheimer Jr (1907–1996) was an American banker based in New York City. He was senior partner in Carl H. Pforzheimer & Company, and a benefactor of medicine, education and the arts.^[1]

Carl Howard Pforzheimer Jr
Born	1907
Died	1996
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Harvard College Harvard Business School
Occupation(s)	Banker, philanthropist
Organization	Carl H. Pforzheimer & Company
Spouse	Carol Koehler
Children	2
Family	Lily Oppenheimer Carl Pforzheimer (father)

Early life and education

Pforzheimer was born and raised on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.^[1] He was the son of financier Carl H. Pforzheimer Sr (1879–1957), who was a founder of the American Stock Exchange.^[2] Carl Pforzheimer Jr. graduated in 1928 from Harvard College. In 1930 he graduated from Harvard Business School.^[1]

Career

He was the senior partner in Carl H. Pforzheimer & Company, which was founded by his father in 1901. After his father died in 1957, Pforzheimer continued to focus the investment firm on oil and gas.^[1]

From 1958 to 1978 he was on the New York State Board of Regents, serving as vice chairman for the last years of his membership.^[1]

He served as a president or officer of the National Civic League, the National Association of State Boards of Education, the New York Public Library, and the Economic Development Corporation of New York City.^[1]

Personal life and death

In 1931, he married Carol Koehler. The Pforzheimer House at Harvard University is named after them. They had a daughter, Nancy P. Aronson,^[3] and a son, Carl Howard Pforzheimer III. They lived in Purchase, New York, and Manhattan. He died at his home in Stuart, Florida, at the age of 89 in 1996.^[1]