Jerome L. Greene

Jerome L. Greene (1909–1999) was a prominent New York lawyer, real estate investor, and philanthropist.

[2] As a real estate investor he was the principal owner of the Carlyle Hotel.

[5] In 2006, the Jerome L. Greene Foundation donated $200 million to Columbia University, the largest gift that the school had ever received, to establish The Jerome L. Greene Science Center.

Greene was a major patron of the arts, among other things, serving as chairman of the board of the Hirshhorn Museum, a member of Lincoln Center's board of directors, and as a trustee of the Juilliard School.

[6] The Jerome L. Greene Foundation supports the arts, education, health, and social justice.