“Chuck Feeney is a role model and the perfect example of giving in life.”
Bill Gates
This bestselling book tells the inspiring life story of Chuck Feeney, known as the "James Bond of Philanthropy." Finney has amassed a fortune as the co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers, the world's largest duty-free retail chain.By 1988, Forbes magazine hailed him as the third richest American alive. But in secret, Finney had funneled all his wealth into his charitable foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, and secretly funded hospitals and universities from San Francisco to Limerick to New York to Brisbane, becoming one of the greatest and most mysterious philanthropists of modern times.
His example convinced Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to pledge to give away their wealth during their lifetime.This excellent biography by Conor O'Clery has been updated to include the final chapter of Vinnie's life, addressing the challenges he faced when giving away his last billion. The biography also discusses the “Giving Pledge” initiative and how other billionaires committed to it, and those who did not.
