Gerry Lenfest

Gerry Lenfest
Lenfest in 2015
Born
Harold FitzGerald Lenfest

(1930-05-29)May 29, 1930
DiedAugust 5, 2018(2018-08-05) (aged 88)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationWashington and Lee University (BA)
Columbia University (LLB)
OccupationsLawyer, business executive, philanthropist
Political partyDemocratic

Harold FitzGerald "Gerry" Lenfest (May 29, 1930 – August 5, 2018) was an American lawyer, media executive, and philanthropist. Lenfest, along with his wife Marguerite, were among the most prominent Philadelphia-based philanthropists in his last two decades, donating more than $1.3 billion to 1,100 groups, supporting various educational, artistic, journalistic, and healthcare causes.