ENDOWED & Named FELLOWSHIPS
The Nathan P. Myhrvold Fellowship
The Nathan P. Myhrvold Fellowship supports the renowned Hertz Fellowship program. Thanks to a generous $5 million gift, the Hertz Foundation will be able to fund more Hertz Fellows, in perpetuity, to pursue their passion and commitment to the science that strengthens our nation and secures the United States’ place as a world leader in intellectual and technological innovation.
Honoring a Tech Leader
The endowed gift honors Hertz Fellow Nathan Myhrvold, one of the most visionary technology and business leaders of our time, and a long-time supporter of the Hertz Foundation’s mission alongside his wife, Rosemarie Havranek, who has been a member of the foundation’s board of directors for more than five years.
Read announcementReflections on A transformational gift
Nathan Myhrvold shares personal reflections upon learning that an anonymous donor had made a generous $5 million endowment gift in his honor to support the Hertz Fellowship program.
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“It is a rare and profound honor to see this new endowment for Hertz Fellowships launched. When I survey the tremendous contributions to science and our society from the Hertz Fellows I’m acquainted with — and the many more who I do not know personally but admire greatly — it’s hard to think of a grant program that delivers a bigger bang for the buck.”
Nathan Myhrvold
Founder & CEO, Intellectual Ventures
Fellowship Recipients
David Hoyos
Weill Cornell Medicine, Quantitative Biology
Benjamin Lou
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Physics
James Sunseri
Princeton University, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
About Nathan P. Myhrvold
Former chief technology officer of Microsoft and founder and chief executive officer of Intellectual Ventures, Hertz Fellow Nathan Myhrvold has worked on quantum theories of gravity with the renowned cosmologist Stephen Hawking and pursued a range of notable endeavors in fields ranging from paleobiology, climate science and astronomy, to nature and wildlife photography.
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For more than 20 years, Chairman Emeritus and Hertz Fellow David Galas led the Hertz Foundation with passion, dedication and a vision for its future. Throughout his tenure, Galas’ thoughtful and compassionate leadership enriched the lives of those around him. He was always focused on identifying bright young people and providing them with the support, opportunities and mentorship to maximize their potential.
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