Guests were gathered recently at the fourth Peconic
Baykeeper’s annual Celebration of Our Bays event held at Port of Missing Men.
Louis Bacon has a long history of preservation efforts in
the area, working to preserve the crucial unpolluted waters.
The land across the water, Cow Neck: is an area of 540
undeveloped acres (218 hectares) conserved by the Peconic Land Trust as a gift
by Louis Bacon.
The preservation efforts have been made over a six year
period and now the water is fishable, drinkable and swimmable waters which no
longer make people ill from toxic contaminants.
The event had many esteemed guests in attendance from the
world of finance and conservation including Chris Brady Jr., who works in
venture capital and mobile start-ups in New York, said he’s involved in
protecting Clifton Bay in the Bahamas, where the water is overrun with
lionfish. His role model is a man his father has known since college.
Brady went on to say: “Louis Bacon is a huge inspiration to
me.”
Other guests included Steven Klinsky, founder of New
Mountain Capital LLC, George Brokaw, managing director Highbridge Principal
Strategies Growth Equity, and John Wambold, managing director at Imperial
Capital LLC, who recalled hunting pheasant on Cow Neck.
As well as Scott Lindsay, global head of mergers and
acquisitions at Credit Suisse AG (CSGN), and Susan Dunne, wife of Jim Dunne,
co-founder of Sandler O’Neill & Partners LP.
The relationship between wealth and philanthropy has become
increasingly important over recent years as successful people like Louis Bacon
look for ways to fulfil their social responsibility.
It is clear that Louis Bacon’s actions have inspired others
from the business world to take a more active role in caring for the
environment and preserving rare habitats and creatures for future generations
by using their wealth for good.
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