[2] Daisy Margaret Schlenger was born in Bratislava (in modern-day Slovakia) on September 7, 1929, but was raised in Austria and Hungary.
[6] She came to the United States on a student visa as a Hungarian citizen, enrolling at Columbia University School of General Studies.
[7] In an effort to promote the mission and ideals of academic medicine, she founded the Information Please luncheon lecture series which continues.
[citation needed][8] She served on the Board of Overseers for the Discoveries that Make a Difference Campaign which raised $1.3 billion for the Weill Cornell Medical School and is founder of the Dean's Council.
[11][12] Soros serves on the boards of The Society of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, The Foreign Policy Association and The American Austrian Foundation.