Bill Ackman, a prominent investor, has been involved in ousting Harvard's first Black president, sparking a backlash against diversity initiatives. Ackman's actions have positioned him as a leading figure in a movement of wealthy individuals shifting rightward in their political and financial activities.
That 'loosely-knit' network of SF 'moderates' you've heard about? It's really an interlocking gray money network fueled by tech billionaires seeking to turn the city's politics sharply rightward. @WillJarrettData & I lay it all out for @guardian & @MLNow https://t.co/WXkbx3IXk8
Bill Ackman’s fight against Harvard has made him the public face of a billionaire class anxious it no longer rules the world. https://t.co/RIiBoceTPl
Bill Ackman’s activism was largely confined to the business world, but recent months have seen him wage war against the political left. For our new cover story, @reeveswiedeman goes inside the hedge-fund billionaire's revanchist war on elite culture https://t.co/P7qah2tloy https://t.co/7eyA7ueDQx
Bill Ackman, the highly successful investor and Harvard graduate whose criticism of Claudine Gay’s history of plagiarism led to her resignation as President of Harvard University, and who is described as a "liberal billionaire" by WaPo, just posted a devastating lengthy critique… https://t.co/Qn8mQVK0jO
Very cool to see my book play a role in turning “a liberal billionaire” into “America’s leading anti-DEI crusader.” And Bill Ackman is not the only one. Many of the wealthiest men in tech and finance are moving money rightward. https://t.co/0Pfb88yWTv
Bill Ackman used Wall Street tactics to oust Harvard’s first Black president. He’s part of a wave of business leaders attacking diversity initiatives spurred by George Floyd’s death. https://t.co/6xKgcdPhjG