buddy born december fund manager founder began career equity trader later worked african american sued racial discrimination racial discrimination claims dismissed eventually won arbitration award million involved litigation centered dispute board apartment building new_york_city founded main fund declared bankrupt early life education raised connecticut father technician company makes submarines mother long time teacher later social worker dean school principal received education columbia_university younger brothers screenwriter film director academy_award winner attended received degree applied mathematics major elected marshall ceremonial position class earned master degree career graduating began career equity trader capitalized related recruited trader equity trading group tenure founded makes private investments small public companies years traded heavy leverage general strategy trading public instruments account behalf clients longer term equity investments types investments involved pipe deals time firm trading activity occasionally accounted volume surrendered broker dealer registration registered investment adviser managing money convenient fund bankruptcy july investment vehicle managed unable meet redemption request totaling million louisiana pension fund investors april ruled fund ordered wound june bermuda based master fund funds filed chapter bankruptcy manhattan litigation working equity trader filed lawsuit new_york state court employment racial discrimination ruled claim arbitration awarded million subsequent arbitration racial discrimination claim dismissed lawsuit february filed lawsuit building manhattan lived owned apartments things alleged unlawful discrimination march signed contract purchase fifth apartment intending combine current home board said rejected application based financial materials provided application judge dismissed suit september announced intention appeal philanthropy following death friend advisor donated million created instructed wife million organization commemorate 100th anniversary endowed university created professor fellowship program financially support professors working improve race relations harvard funded professor harvard personal life married junior partner venture capital firm met daughter prior marriage sex relationship years wife lived san_francisco owns homes new_york_city cornwall connecticut home sale august
Buddy Fletcher