Zuckerberg Leadership Prize

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About Roy Zuckerberg '58

Roy Zuckerberg graduated from Lowell Technological Institute in 1958 with a bachelor's degree in Textile Sales. After achieving professional success during a long career with investment bank Goldman Sachs in New York City, Roy Zuckerberg has devoted his time and talents to philanthropy. He has chaired the Board of Trustees of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Inc. He directs the Brookdale Foundation. He serves as a trustee of the American Red Cross in Greater New York, of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, and on the Board of Governors of the Weizmann Institute of Science. He serves on the executive committee of the UJA Federation and served as chairman of its Wall Street Division, and recently was named chairman of the Board of Trustees of Ben-Gurion University in Israel.

His wide-ranging efforts extend to his alma mater, UMass Lowell, where Mr. Zuckerberg has been involved as a friend, volunteer and donor for more than two decades. Mr. Zuckerberg chairs the Investment Committee of the University of Massachusetts Foundation, Inc., leading the team that oversees the investment of the UMass endowment. He contributes his time and considerable expertise in service to the University and its benefactors.