Overview

• Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, is setting up an activist organization to tackle antisemitism and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts in higher education.
• The organization, described as a 'think-and-do tank', will study these issues, develop solutions, and implement them.
• Ackman has been a vocal critic of elite universities' responses to on-campus antisemitism, particularly in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks in Israel.
• He has also expressed concerns about the governance of higher education institutions, specifically Harvard University, where the president resigned following accusations of plagiarism and criticism of her handling of antisemitism.
• Ackman plans to hire a CEO and assemble a board of directors for the new organization, and intends to address these issues aggressively.