Moved by Oct. 7, Blackstone president donates $125M to Tel Aviv University to address doctor shortage - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

TAU's Gray Faculty of Medical Sciences established with major donation

This donation, the largest in the history of the university, will fund the development of new facilities and scholarships for the School of Health and Medical Sciences.

Blackstone president donates $125 million to Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Medicine

Following university's largest-ever donation, the School of Medicine will be named for Blackstone president Jonathan Gray and his wife, Mindy

Moved by Oct. 7, Blackstone president donates $125M to Tel Aviv University to address doctor shortage

The president of the global private equity firm Blackstone and his wife are donating $125 million to Tel Aviv University’s health science and medical school, in the largest gift in the school’s history.

Moved by Oct. 7, Blackstone president donates $125M to Tel Aviv University to address doctor shortage - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The president of the global private equity firm Blackstone and his wife are donating $125 million to Tel Aviv University’s health science and medical school, in the largest gift in the school’s history. The gift by Jonathan and Mindy Gray is meant to address a pressing doctor shortage in Israel. It also answers a question raised in 2023 when the school announced it would drop its longtime name, Sackler, amid a settlement by the Sackler family ov…

Blackstone’s Jon Gray Gives $125 Million to Tel Aviv Medical School

Blackstone Inc. President Jon Gray and his wife Mindy have donated $125 million to Tel Aviv University’s medical school, the largest gift ever to the school and among the largest to an academic institution in Israel.

Jonathan Gray, president of the global investment firm Blackstone, and his wife Mindy, will donate $125 million to Tel Aviv University, which represents the largest contribution ever received by the institution. As part of the agreement, the University’s Faculty of Medicine will change its name and be officially renamed Gray School of Medical and Health Sciences. According to The New York Times, the donation is also expected to contribute to dou…