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Fayez Sarofim () is a Coptic Egyptian American heir to the Sarofim family fortune, fund manager for a number of Dreyfus family stock funds, an original and second largest shareholder of Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) and part owner of the NFL team Houston Texans; ranked 6th Most Valuable NFL team worth $1.2 billion. He is divorced with five children, and lives in Houston, Texas. With an estimated As of|2013|alt=current net worth of $1.4 billion, Sarofim is ranked by Forbes as the 344-richest person in the world, in 2013. His investment firms oversees over $30 billion in assets.
Biography
Fayez Shalaby Sarofim was born in Cairo, into Egyptian nobility. As the son of an Egyptian aristocrat and agricultural magnate, Sarofim lived a life among Egypt's political and wealthy elite, in modern Heliopolis. As a Bey equivalent to European peerage title Marquess, Sarofim's father held large feudal and Egyptian cotton estates throughout North Africa. Sarofim came to the United States in 1946 and became a naturalized American citizen in 1961. Earning degrees from the University of California Berkeley, and Harvard Business School. Sarofim founded Fayez Sarofim & Company, a Houston investment firm, in August 1958. In 1997, he was inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame. Sarofim is ranked third on the most influential Egyptian Americans. The Sarofim family is recorded in Burke's Peerage and the 'Imperial and Asiatic quarterly review and oriental and colonial record'.
Philanthropy
His philanthropic efforts provide vital assistance to critical institutions and programs in a number of fields. Sarofim is a major contributor to the Houston Ballet and the Museum of Fine Arts, a favorite of his daughter Allison. He has provided support to Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, the Texas Children’s Hospital and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for construction of the $120 Million environment friendly, Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building. Sarofim also has made financial gifts to the Houston Grand Opera, the Houston Symphony, donating high seven figures to the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, creating the 2600 seat, Sarofim Hall, designed for touring Broadway shows, the Alley Theatre, and the Los Angeles Opera.
Party Affiliation
*Republican/Democratic
*Has funded both parties over the years.
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Former positions of Fayez Sarofim
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Fayez Sarofim & Co.
Fayez Sarofim & Co. Investment ManagersFinance Fayez Sarofim & Co. (FSC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded by Fayez Sarofim in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Sarofim Group, Inc. FSC manages investment portfolios for a wide range of clients which includes pension plans, foundations, endowments and individuals. | Founder | 27/05/2022 |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center operates as a private cancer center. It offers cancer care services to adult; and child and teen patients. Its services include risk assessment and screening; diagnosis and treatment; clinical trials; patient and caregiver education; and pediatric clinical trials. The company was founded by John J. Astor and Charlotte Astor in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | 27/05/2022 |
Sarofim International Management Co.
Sarofim International Management Co. Investment ManagersFinance Sarofim International Management Co. (SIMCO) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded by Fayez S. Sarofim in 1993 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fayez Sarofim & Co., which itself is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Sarofim Group, Inc. SIMCO serves as an investment adviser for a wide range of clients, which includes pension plans, foundations, endowments, and individuals. | Founder | 27/05/2022 |
Kinder Morgan Production Co. LLC
Kinder Morgan Production Co. LLC Oil & Gas PipelinesIndustrial Services Kinder Morgan Production Co. LLC engages in the transportation of natural gas, refined petroleum products, crude oil, condensate and dioxin. The company is headquartered in Huston, TX. | Director/Board Member | 27/05/2022 |
KINDER MORGAN, INC. | Director/Board Member | 30/12/2020 |
Training of Fayez Sarofim
University of California | Undergraduate Degree |
Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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KEMPER CORPORATION | Finance |
KINDER MORGAN, INC. | Industrial Services |
Private companies | 12 |
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Argonaut Group, Inc. | Finance |
Imperial Sugar Co.
Imperial Sugar Co. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Imperial Sugar Co. processes and markets refined cane sugar. It refines, packages, and distributes granulated, powdered, liquid, and brown sugars, as well as co-crystallized sweeteners and syrups under the Dixie Crystals, Imperial, Savannah Gold, NatureWise, and Holly brand names, as well as under private labels. The firm also markets organic and fair trade sweeteners and sugar/stevia sweetener blends. The company was founded in 1843 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, TX. | Process Industries |
Kinder Morgan Kansas, Inc.
Kinder Morgan Kansas, Inc. Oil & Gas PipelinesIndustrial Services Kinder Morgan Kansas, Inc. was a pipeline transportation and storage company based in North America. Its pipelines transported natural gas, refined petroleum products, crude oil, carbon dioxide and other products and terminals stored petroleum products, chemicals and handle bulk materials like coal and petroleum coke. The company was founded on May 18, 1927 and was headquartered in Houston, TX. | Industrial Services |
Fayez Sarofim & Co.
Fayez Sarofim & Co. Investment ManagersFinance Fayez Sarofim & Co. (FSC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded by Fayez Sarofim in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Sarofim Group, Inc. FSC manages investment portfolios for a wide range of clients which includes pension plans, foundations, endowments and individuals. | Finance |
Artisan Network Services, Inc.
Artisan Network Services, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Artisan Network Services, Inc. provides art-related commerce, content, and community on-line. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Technology Services |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center operates as a private cancer center. It offers cancer care services to adult; and child and teen patients. Its services include risk assessment and screening; diagnosis and treatment; clinical trials; patient and caregiver education; and pediatric clinical trials. The company was founded by John J. Astor and Charlotte Astor in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Health Services |
Alley Theatre | |
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Museum of Fine Arts of Houston owns and operates Museum. The Museum collection contains around 56,000 artworks, which date from antiquity to the present. The company was established in 1900 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Consumer Services |
Sarofim International Management Co.
Sarofim International Management Co. Investment ManagersFinance Sarofim International Management Co. (SIMCO) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded by Fayez S. Sarofim in 1993 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fayez Sarofim & Co., which itself is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Sarofim Group, Inc. SIMCO serves as an investment adviser for a wide range of clients, which includes pension plans, foundations, endowments, and individuals. | Finance |
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. engages in the provision of underwriting property and casualty insurance and reinsurance products. It operates through the following segments: U.S. Operations, International Operations, and Run-off Lines. The U.S. Operations segment include distribution through retail, wholesale, and managing general brokers/agents in the specialty insurance market. The International Operations segment involves in the insurance risks through the broker market, focusing on specialty property insurance, property catastrophe reinsurance, primary/excess casualty, professional liability and marine, and energy insurance. The Run-off Lines segment comprises liabilities associated with discontinued lines previously underwritten by the insurance subsidiaries. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda. | Finance |
Houston Ballet Foundation
Houston Ballet Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Houston Ballet Foundation operates as a ballet company. It provides training services to its dancers throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and Canada. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Commercial Services |
Kinder Morgan Production Co. LLC
Kinder Morgan Production Co. LLC Oil & Gas PipelinesIndustrial Services Kinder Morgan Production Co. LLC engages in the transportation of natural gas, refined petroleum products, crude oil, condensate and dioxin. The company is headquartered in Huston, TX. | Industrial Services |
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