Philanthropist, entrepreneur, and founder of AIG. After serving for the United States in World War I, 27-year-old Cornelius Vander Starr traveled to the Far East with only 300 yen in his pocket searching for fame and fortune. He found it in Shanghai, China in 1919. By the time he was finished he had amassed a multi-billion dollar company named American International Group Inc. (AIG) Starr established The Starr Foundation in 1955. He then left his entire estate to the Foundation, which is now one of the largest in the U.S., holding assets of approximately $4.78 billion. AIG is the leading international insurance and financial services company in the world. With operations in approximately 130 countries worldwide, the company now holds assets of over $561 billion. His ashes are scattered at the AIG owned More far Back O Beyond Golf Course in Brewster, Putnam County, NY.
Suggested edit: His father was Cornelius. After his father's death his mother married his father's brother John.
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Suggested edit: His father was Cornelius. After his father's death his mother married his father's brother John.
Contributor: JayyEsss (47104193)
Philanthropist, entrepreneur, and founder of AIG. After serving for the United States in World War I, 27-year-old Cornelius Vander Starr traveled to the Far East with only 300 yen in his pocket searching for fame and fortune. He found it in Shanghai, China in 1919. By the time he was finished he had amassed a multi-billion dollar company named American International Group Inc. (AIG) Starr established The Starr Foundation in 1955. He then left his entire estate to the Foundation, which is now one of the largest in the U.S., holding assets of approximately $4.78 billion. AIG is the leading international insurance and financial services company in the world. With operations in approximately 130 countries worldwide, the company now holds assets of over $561 billion. His ashes are scattered at the AIG owned More far Back O Beyond Golf Course in Brewster, Putnam County, NY.
Suggested edit: His father was Cornelius. After his father's death his mother married his father's brother John.
Contributor: JayyEsss (47104193)
Suggested edit: His father was Cornelius. After his father's death his mother married his father's brother John.
Contributor: JayyEsss (47104193)
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