Michael H. Steinhardt is an American billionaire hedge fund manager, philanthropist, and former antiquities collector. In 1967, he founded a hedge fund, Steinhardt Partners which he ran until he closed it in 1995. After a hiatus from work, he returned to head WisdomTree Investments in 2004. In January 2014 he was on the cover of Forbes Magazine, referred to as "Wall Street's greatest trader." Forbes Magazine reported his net worth at $1.1 billion as of October 2018.
Ceded to American Friends of the Israel Museum by Judy and Michael Steinhardt: St. Peter in Prison (The Apostle Peter Kneeling), Rembrandt, 1631.
A Stag's Head Rhyton, dating to 400 B.C.E., first appeared without provenance on the international art market after looting in Milas, Turkey. In March 1993, Steinhardt loaned the Stag's Head Rhyton to the Met, where it remained until the D.A.'s office applied for and received a warrant to seize it in 2021.
Heliodorus Stele, dating from 178 BC, of corresponace between Seleucus IV Philopator and Heliodorus
Looted Neolithic mask, lent by Steinhardt to Israel Museum
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) is non-profit neoconservative think tank and a registered lobbying organization based in Washington, D.C., United States.
Clifford May, FDD's founder and current president
