Richard Driehaus
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Richard H. Driehaus is a fund manager
Investment management
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, businessman
Businessperson
A businessperson is someone involved in a particular undertaking of activities for the purpose of generating revenue from a combination of human, financial, or physical capital. An entrepreneur is an example of a business person...

 and philanthropist
Philanthropy
Philanthropy etymologically means "the love of humanity"—love in the sense of caring for, nourishing, developing, or enhancing; humanity in the sense of "what it is to be human," or "human potential." In modern practical terms, it is "private initiatives for public good, focusing on quality of...

. He is the founder and chairman of Driehaus Capital Management, based in Chicago, a firm which manages US$10 billion. In the year 2000, he was named Barron's
Barron's Magazine
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"All-Century" team of the 25 individuals who have been the most influential within the mutual fund industry over the past 100 years.

Education

Driehaus attended high school at St. Ignatius College Prep
St. Ignatius College Prep
Saint Ignatius College Prep is a private, coeducational Jesuit high school located in Chicago, Illinois. The school was founded in Chicago in 1870 by Fr. Arnold Damen, S.J., a Belgian missionary to the United States. The school is coeducational, Catholic, college preparatory and sponsored by the...

 and holds a BSc
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...

 1965, MBA
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...

 1970 and an honorary doctorate degree from DePaul University
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul...

 in 2002.

Career

From 1968 through 1973, he developed research ideas for the Institutional Trading department at
A.G. Becker & Co. In 1973, he became Director of Research for Mullaney, Wells & Co. In 1976,
he became Director of Research and a money manager for Jesup & Lamont. He founded Driehaus Securities LLC in 1980, followed by Driehaus Capital Management LLC in 1982, Driehaus Mutual Funds in 1996, and Driehaus Capital Management (USVI) LLC in 1997.

Philanthropy

Driehaus has contributed a total $92 million in today's dollars since 1984. His foundation intends to continue to distribute a minimum of $4 million a year, mostly in Chicago.
Originally, Mr. Driehaus says, his plan was to give away only $100 million during his lifetime. But he now believes that he will end up parting with more than twice that amount.

Driehaus Prize

In addition to other philanthropic pursuits, the $200,000 Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture
Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture
The Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture was established in 2003 by The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and is presented annually through the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture to honor a major contributor in the field of traditional and classical architecture.-Driehaus...

 was established and is presented annually through the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture
Notre Dame School of Architecture
Traditional and classical architecture occupy a premier place in the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture. The first Catholic university in America to offer a degree in architecture, beginning in 1898, Notre Dame now boasts nationally acclaimed undergraduate and post-graduate programs...

 to honor a major contributor in the field of traditional and classical architecture. The recipient for 2007 was Jaquelin T. Robertson
Jaquelin T. Robertson
Jaquelin Taylor Robertson, FAIA, FAICP usually credited as Jaquelin T. Robertson and informally known as "Jaque," is an American architect and urban designer....

, the recipient in 2008 was the husband-wife architect and urbanist team of Andres Duany
Andrés Duany
Andrés Duany is an American architect and urban planner.Duany was born in New York City but grew up in Cuba until 1960. He attended The Choate School and received his undergraduate degree in architecture and urban planning from Princeton University...

 and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk is an American architect and urban planner of Polish aristocratic roots based in Miami, Florida...

, the recipient in 2009 was Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil
Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil
Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil is an Egyptian architect who designed over 15 mosques in Saudi Arabia and is considered by many as the foremost contemporary authority in Islamic architecture.- Education :...

, the recipient in 2010 was Rafael Manzano Martos
Rafael Manzano Martos
Rafael Manzano Martos, is a Spanish architect. He was educated at the Superior Technical School of Architecture in Madrid...

, and the 2011 receipient was Robert A.M. Stern.

Museum

Richard H. Driehaus Museum http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/October-2007/A-Classic-Act/ http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=5304519 in Chicago opened for tours and a limited number of private events in June 2008. The museum is housed in the three-story, 24000 square feet (2,229.7 m²) Samuel M. Nickerson Mansion
Nickerson House
The Samuel Nickerson House, located at 40 East Erie Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, is a Chicago Landmark. The house, built in 1883, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places....

 http://www.cityofchicago.org/Landmarks/N/NickersonHouse.html in Chicago's River North. The 20-room museum features Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louis Comfort Tiffany was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau  and Aesthetic movements...

glass panels, statues, wall art, lamps and chandeliers from the personal collection of Richard Driehaus. Accumulated over the last three decades, the collection is one of the largest personal collections of Tiffany objects in the world.

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