Henry George Jarecki (born April 15, 1933) is a German-born American academic, psychiatrist, entrepreneur,[1] producer and philanthropist.
Mocatta & Goldsmid had previously been involved with stabilization of the markets under similar circumstances, such as the 1913 rescue of the Indian Specie Bank.
Jarecki was also the founder of a number of other business ventures, notably Brody, White & Co., a brokerage firm that is now a part of Newedge Group.
Jarecki has also been a motion pictures and theater producer, with credits including Gardeners of Eden (2004), Cuba: Island of Music (2005), Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death (2007), The Third Wave (2008), Tyson (2009), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2009), and A Streetcar Named Desire (2012).
Jarecki also makes an appearance as himself in the Melvin Van Peebles biopic, How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It) (2005).
In partnership with the Government of the state of Baden-Wurttemberg and private foundations, Jarecki has led an effort to provide endangered scholars with sanctuary and the opportunity to re-build their careers at universities in Germany.
He is the brother of Dr. Richard W. Jarecki, also a physician and formerly on the faculty of the University of Heidelberg, who is noted for the development of statistical analysis of gambling facilities.
In 1978, Jarecki sought to buy the former Stuyvesant Fish mansion at 19 Gramercy Park South in Manhattan, New York City, but was outbid.
For his contribution to the industry, Jarecki was one of the initial 55 honorees, among whom were also economist Alan Greenspan, Senator Robert Dole and U.S. futures pioneer Leo Melamed.
On 22 May 2010, Bard College awarded Jarecki a Doctorate of Humane Letters degree, calling him, "one of the most respected voices in the US investment community today."