Ivan Boesky

Entrepreneur

Birthday March 6, 1937

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Michigan

DEATH DATE May 20, 2024 (87)

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About

American stock trader famous for a mid-1980s Wall Street insider trading scandal.

Before Fame

He was granted admittance into Detroit College of Law, later Michigan State University College of Law, even though he never earned an undergraduate degree.

Trivia

He had to serve 22 months in prison and pay back $100 million after being convicted of insider trading.

Family Life

He founded Ivan F. Boesky & Company in 1975 with the financial support of his wife Seema Boesky.

Associated With

He supported Hillary Clinton for president.