Student Sponsor Partners celebrated our 25th Silver Anniversary Founder’s Dinner on Thursday, June 6, 2024 at Gotham Hall in New York. More than 400 guests joined us for an evening of celebration, gratitude, and the recognition of the extraordinary “silver linings” that have graced SSP’s journey.
We were thrilled to honor William D. Anderson, Jr., Senior Managing Director of Evercore and SSP Board Member. Since 2002, Bill Anderson has supported the growth of nearly 20 students by investing in their futures. He personifies the strength and durability of SSP and is a guiding light, contributing to our success. We are also delighted that Justin Tuck, Managing Director at Goldman Sachs and former New York Giant, joined the celebration as our featured speaker! The event raised a record-breaking $3.5 million, including $215,000 in the room, to provide opportunities for NYC students to reach their highest potential!
Bill Anderson has been involved with Student Sponsor Partners for over 20 years, has sponsored 20+ students, and has served on the Board of Directors since 2014. Bill is a senior managing director at Evercore and is one of the leading M&A practitioners on Wall Street. He also pioneered activism defense and has defended over 500 companies.
Prior to joining Evercore, Bill was a partner at Goldman Sachs and leader of their defense team. He was previously an attorney for Simpson Thacher & Barlett, clerked on the Second Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals, was a CPA for Coopers & Lybrand and served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Reserves (where he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal). He earned a B.S.B.A, magna cum laude, and a J.D., magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, from Georgetown University where he served as Managing Articles Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. He also was an Eagle Scout.
Bill is a leader of the Board of Catholic Charities New York and serves on the boards of Georgetown Business School, Institute for Corporate Governance and Finance – New York University, the Wall Street Alliance, the Institute for Law and Economics – University of Pennsylvania and Veterans on Wall Street.
Justin Tuck joined Goldman Sachs in 2018 as a vice president and was named managing director in 2021. He is a managing director in Private Wealth Management (PWM), serving as an advisor in the Partners Coverage Group. He also serves as co-head of the PWM Inclusive Wealth Initiative.
Prior to joining the firm, Justin was a defensive lineman in the NFL for 11 years. During this time, he won two Super Bowls as a member of the New York Giants, served as a team captain for eight seasons and was inducted into the Giants Ring of Honor in 2016.
In 2008, Justin and his wife, Lauran, founded Tuck’s R.U.S.H. for Literacy to encourage children to READ, UNDERSTAND, SUCCEED, and HOPE. The organization is committed to raising funds to donate books and reading materials to support children in the New York, New Jersey, California, and Central Alabama communities, as well as providing local organizations with grants to further serve youth.
Justin serves on the Leadership Council for the Robin Hood Foundation, the University of Notre Dame Wall Street Leadership Board and the boards of the Pure Edge Foundation, the Vera Institute of Justice and Points of Light.
Justin earned a BA in Management from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame in 2005 and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 2018.
For more information about our Annual Founder’s Dinner, please contact the SSP Benefit Office at 347-545-2559 or email SSP@cmevents.net. SSP’s EIN# is 13-3392965.
Kimberley & William^ D. Anderson, Jr.
Dee & Kevin^ Conway
Evercore
Katherine & Pete^ Lyon*
Kate & Bob^ Niehaus
Rob^ & Carolyn Brennan
Lisa, Mary & Dick Cashin
Amy & Jim^ Healy
Lori & Chris^ Niehaus
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
S&P Global
The Altman Kazickas Foundation
Bank of America
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R)
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Susan^ & Jimmy Dunne
FGS Global
Megan Flanigan^ & Rick Swift
Freshfields
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Susan & John Hess
Innisfree M&A Incorporated
Jefferies
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
Jones Day
Elaine & Ken Langone
The Levitt Family^
James McCormick, The McCormick Family Educational Philanthropy
Nora & Ish^ McLaughlin
Lynne & Tommy^ Mercein
Michael Psaros, Co-Founder, KPS Capital Partners, LP
Valerie^ & Jack Rowe
Ralph Schlosstein
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
W. P. Carey Inc. & W. P. Carey Foundation
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Amy & John Weinberg*
AIP Capital
Amy & Andrew^ Horrocks
Linda Hsu^
Katherine & Rob^ Huntington
Denise & Al^ Hurley
William Janetschek
Kekst CNC
Klingman & Associates
Drin^† & Rialda Kukaj
Helen Meates & Simon Prisk
Henry W. Mulholland^
Bob O’Brien
Elizabeth O’Brien & Stephen Schiller^
Amy & Tony Pasquariello*
Yesim & Dusty Philip*
Piper Sandler & Co.
Rafferty Holdings
Soraya & Rob^† Spencer
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Tradeweb
John & Amanda Waldron*
Ricardo^† & Natasha Watson
American Express
Ardea Partners LP
Jacqueline Arthur*
Sarika & Vivek Bantwal*
Daniel Barile
Mike Cavanagh
Mayree Clark
Roxann Couloucoundis & Craig J. Goldberg
Edward F. Cox^
The Dinan Family Foundation
Carolyn Downey
David Dubner*
Carol & John Finley
Futures in Education
Gladstone Place Partners
Liliane & Christian Haub
Franklin W. Hobbs
Brian Hoffmann^
Caroline & Ed Hyman
Donald M Kendall Sr & Sigrid R.v.C. Kendall Foundation
Tammy Kiely*
Michael Koester
Renée & Carl Landegger
Latham & Watkins LLP
Amy & Jordan Lissauer
Rochelle & David Ludwig*
John Mahoney*
Donna & Frank Martell
Alison Mass & Sal Bommarito*
Sean & Jane McCooey
Dan Mendelow
Eduardo Mestre
The Michael G. Santangelo Jr. Scholarship Fund
Andrea & Steven Moffitt*
Sara Naison-Tarajano & Orestes Tarajano*
Naveen Nataraj
Claudia Overstrom
Chris & Mary Clare Peyser
V. Frank Pottow
Rick Press
William D. Rahm
Srinivas M. Raju
Sam & Betsy Reeves
Gina & Michael Ricciardi
Lora^ & Jeff Robertson
Leslee & David Rogath
Ropes & Gray LLP
Yassaman & Mathieu Salas*
Philip Salem*
Michael L. Santini
Kurt & Katherine Simon*
Jim Sinclair*
Jason Sobol
David M. Solomon / Goldman Sachs Gives*
Jeffrey S. Stein, Stein Advisors LLC
Gene Sykes*
Abbie Wyman
*Grants recommended through Goldman Sachs Gives
^ SSP Board of Directors
† SSP Alumni
