Gerald Jordan
{{short description|American businessman (born 1939)}}
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|spouse = Darlene
|alma_mater = Harvard University
|employer = Hellman, Jordan Management
|occupation = Businessman
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Gerald Jordan is an American businessman.
Personal life and political activities
Jordan has been married to Darlene Jordan since 1997; she is a former Massachusetts assistant attorney general. Jordan and his wife are major Republican donors, supporting Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney, and other Republican groups and candidates.{{cite news|last=Haake|first=Garrett|title=Mitt Romney rakes in cash during spring break|url=http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/04/15/11212452-mitt-romney-rakes-in-cash-during-spring-break|access-date=2 December 2013|newspaper=NBC|date=15 April 2012}} The Jordans donated $400,000 to Mitt Romney's Restore Our Future in 2012.{{cite news|last=AP|title=Romney backers tied to mysterious $400K donation|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/romney-backers-tied-to-mysterious-400k-donation/|access-date=2 December 2013|newspaper=Fox News|date=23 April 2012}}
Career and education
Jordan graduated from Harvard College in 1961, concentrating in history, and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1967.{{cite news|title=Jerry Jordan, Jr. '61, MBA '67|url=http://alumni.harvard.edu/stories/i-choose-harvard-jordan|access-date=2 December 2013|newspaper=Harvard Alumni|date=15 March 2010}}
Jordan began his investment career with Putnam Management Company. In 1978, Jordan founded Hellman, Jordan Management Co.{{cite news |last=Bernheim |first=Antoine |title=GERALD R. JORDAN, JR., HELLMAN, JORDAN MANAGEMENT-JULY 1995 |url=http://www.hedgefundnews.com/news_n_info/article_detail.php?id=124 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010628113539/http://www.hedgefundnews.com/news_n_info/article_detail.php?id=124 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2001-06-28 |access-date=2 December 2013 |newspaper=Hedge Fund News |date=July 1995 }}
Jordan established the Gerald R. Jordan Jr. Foundation, which provides funding for graduates of Revere High School who attend Harvard. Jordan has also donated to the Boys & Girls Club and the United Way.{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Curt|title=Conservation Commission expected to act on plan to re-create nesting area|url=http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070918/NEWS/709180343/-1/rss17|access-date=2 December 2013|newspaper=South Coast Today|date=18 September 2007}} He currently on the board os trustees for American Repertory Theater.
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