Ruth Gottesman
Educator and board chair of Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Chair of the board of trustees, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Background
Ruth Gottesman is an American educator and the chair of the board of trustees of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, where she has long been a professor.
In February 2024 she donated $1 billion to the college to make tuition free for its medical students in perpetuity.
About Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a private medical school in New York City, founded in 1953 and now an independent degree-granting institution within the Montefiore Einstein Health System. In 2024 a $1 billion gift from board chair Ruth Gottesman made tuition free for all of its MD students.
Donations by Ruth Gottesman
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | $1 billion |
Key facts
WYDE coverage of Ruth Gottesman
WYDE Newsroom has published one article about Ruth Gottesman, on Sep 30, 2026. Ruth Gottesman is a donor in 1 story. The most recent is Ken Griffin Gives Carnegie Mellon a Record $3 Billion, the Largest US University Gift.
Reported alongside Ruth Gottesman
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine · in 1 story with Ruth Gottesman
- Carnegie Mellon University · in 1 story with Ruth Gottesman
- Johns Hopkins University · in 1 story with Ruth Gottesman
- Stanford University · in 1 story with Ruth Gottesman
- University of Oregon · in 1 story with Ruth Gottesman
- Farnam Jahanian · in 1 story with Ruth Gottesman
- John and Ann Doerr · in 1 story with Ruth Gottesman
- Ken Griffin · in 1 story with Ruth Gottesman
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