[3][4] Eisner grew up in Greenwich Village and attended Little Red Schoolhouse and Elisabeth Irwin High School.
[5] He wrote a number of songs that were recorded by various artists in the 1960s, including "No Sun Today" (Buffalo Springfield), "Emily's Illness" (Nora Guthrie),[6] and "Too Young to Be One" (The Turtles).
[11] The program has also mobilized $50 million in financial aid and scholarships to fund its scholars’ college tuition and fees, and has placed participants in top-tier universities in the country.
[13] He was named "Innovator of the Year" in education by The Wall Street Journal in 2012,[11] and one of the "Biggest Philanthropists of 2018" by Town & Country.
[14] His wife, Lisa (née Norris)[15] Eisner, worked as the West Coast editor for Vogue magazine.