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Peter Diamandopoulos is a Greek-American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of the Diamandopoulos Group, a global investment and consulting firm. He is also the former president of the University of Southern California (USC). Born on September 1, 1928, in Iraklion, Crete, Greece, Peter Diamandopoulos is the son of a Greek Orthodox priest. He attended the University of Athens, where he earned a degree in economics. After graduating, he moved to the United States and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a master's degree in business administration. In the early 1960s, Diamandopoulos began his career in the business world, working as a financial analyst for the investment banking firm of Lehman Brothers. He then moved to the investment banking firm of Dillon, Read & Co., where he eventually became a partner. In the late 1970s, Diamandopoulos was appointed president of the University of Southern California. During his tenure, he was credited with increasing the university's endowment and improving its academic reputation. He also served as chairman of the board of trustees from 1984 to 1990. In addition to his business and academic career, Diamandopoulos is also a philanthropist. He has donated millions of dollars to various charities and organizations, including the USC Diamandopoulos Endowment for the Arts and the Diamandopoulos Foundation, which supports education and health care initiatives in Greece. As of 2021, Peter Diamandopoulos's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1.2 billion.

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Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 1 September, 1928
Birthday 1 September
Birthplace Iraklion, Crete
Date of death April 1, 2015 - Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Died Place Manhattan, New York, U.S.
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2015

In December 1998, Diamandopoulos was named special assistant to John Silber, the president of Boston University. He retired in 2008, and died in Manhattan on April 1, 2015.

1985

In 1985, Diamandopoulos was appointed president of Adelphi University. Seeking to improve the school's academic reputation, Diamandopoulos raised tuition and reduced faculty. His own compensation package remained unaffected by cuts and included a Mercedes-Benz, a condominium in Manhattan, and the presidential residence on the Adelphi campus. An investigation of the school's finances showed that it was a customer of the insurance company run by Ernesta G. Procope, who also served as the head of Adelphi's board. For this conflict of interest, she, Diamandopoulos, and sixteen other members of the board were removed from their posts. A week later, a newly appointed board removed Diamandopoulos from the office of president. He sued Adelphi University, and settled for $1.4 million.

1977

Diamandopoulos was named the president of Sonoma State University in 1977 and served until 1983 when he was forced to resign after continuing controversy including multiple censures and a faculty vote of no confidence.

1965

Diamandopoulos began his academic career at University of Maryland. He moved to Brandeis University, where he was the dean of faculty from 1965 to 1971. Diamandopoulos then chaired the philosophy department for the next four years. From 1969 to 1974, he was the director of studies at the University of Chicago's Adlai Stevenson Institute of International Affairs.

1948

He was born in Iraklion, Crete, to Theodore Diamandopoulos and Margarita Mouzenidis. He attended Athens College, then moved to the United States in 1948 to study philosophy at Harvard University.

1928

Peter Theodore Diamandopoulos (September 1, 1928 – April 1, 2015) was a Greek–American academic administrator. He served as the president of Sonoma State University from 1977 to 1983, when he was forced to resign; followed by serving as the seventh president of Adelphi University from 1985 until his dismissal in 1997, due to the school's financial problems.