Tom Steyer
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Thomas Fahr Steyer is an American businessman, philanthropist, environmental advocate, and Democratic political activist. He founded the San Francisco hedge fund Farallon Capital in 1986, serving as i
Steyer in 2019
Steyer in the Phillips Exeter Academy yearbook, 1975
Steyer in 2008
Steyer with Secretary John Kerry in Washington, D.C., in October 2015
Phillips Exeter Academy
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Phillips Exeter Academy is an independent, co-educational, college-preparatory school in Exeter, New Hampshire. Established in 1781, it is America's sixth-oldest boarding school and educates an estima
Tom Steyer
…father was Jewish and his mother was Episcopalian. Steyer grew up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and attended the Buckley School. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy as valedictorian of his class. Steyer then graduated from Yale University summa cum laude in economics and political science. At Yale, he was elected…
Aerial view of Phillips Exeter Academy in 2025
First Academy Building c. 1910, where the school opened in 1783
Exeter baseball team in 1881, including a student from the Chinese Educational Mission
Edward S. Harkness, benefactor