Preston Robert Tisch (April 29, 1926 – November 15, 2005) was an American businessman[1] who was the chairman and—along with his brother Laurence Tisch—was part owner of the Loews Corporation.

His father, a former All-American basketball player at the City University of New York, owned a garment factory as well as two summer camps which his wife helped him run.

[4] On August 16, 1986, he was appointed Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service, serving until March 1, 1988.

Tim was ill at the time, fighting Hodgkin's disease, and no longer desired to participate in the team's operations; Tisch and Tim's family would eventually come to terms on the purchase of their share of the team shortly after the Giants won Super Bowl XXV.

In 1968, Loews acquired Lorillard, the 5th largest tobacco company in the United States at the time, which owned the popular brands Kent, Newport and True.

[11][12] Tisch made substantial donations to his alma maters, leading to these institutions naming buildings and a school after him.

NYU's Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management was founded in 1995 and expanded in 1999[13] to meet the needs of a growing student population.

[2] He additionally helped to found Citymeals on Wheels and personally served meals to the city's elderly.

[19] In 2007, the University at Albany, where the Giants held training camp for many years, named their practice field after Tisch and co-owner Wellington Mara.