Donald Trump’s first Cabinet pick is just as controversial as he is, and a lot richer

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One of the world’s richest men. A ruthless corporate raider. A brilliant loner. A philosopher and chess player, always thinking 10 moves ahead of you. The phone call that CEOs can't afford to ignore. A Rhodesian Ridgeback going for the jugular of corporate lions.

These are some of the most common descriptions of Carl Icahn, the 79-year-old investor whom Forbes ranked as the world's 31st richest person in 2015. Icahn's name has been in the news for decades, mostly because of his battles with the executives of dozens of high-profile companies.

Now Icahn is once again in the spotlight, as his longtime business contact, friend and rival Donald Trump, the front-running Republican candidate, says he will nominate Icahn for treasury secretary.

Icahn is a fascinating figure, seen as a kind of financial Robin Hood by some and a misanthropic attack dog by others – often depending on whether the speaker has been in Icahn's scope. Icahn grew up in the lower-middle-class neighborhood of Far Rockaway, Queens, and still retains a Queens accent, relatively modest tastes for one of the world's richest men, a working class identity -- and, some would say, a chip on his shoulder.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/09/29/donald-trumps-first-cabinet-pick-is-just-as-controversial-as-he-is-and-a-lot-richer/Be V

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1. Princeton loves him.

Check it out:

https://www.princeton.edu/pr/news/99/q4/1021-icahn.htm
http://architizer.com/projects/princeton-university-carl-icahn-laboratory-of-the-lewis-sigler-institute-for-integrative-genomics/
http://lsi.princeton.edu

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3. money buys a lot of 'love'

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2. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, too.

http://icahn.mssm.edu
http://www.mountsinaihealth.org/about-the-health-system/news-releases/mostnewyorkcampaign
https://www.linkedin.com/company/icahn-school-of-medicine-at-mount-sinai

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Wow, I had no idea about this.