Ackman Oxman Institute
Ackman Oxman Institute, or AOI, is a planned New York brain research, treatment and rehabilitation institute announced in August 2026 by Bill Ackman and Neri Oxman. It is anchored by a roughly $400 million donation of Pershing Square stock. Ackman said its goal is to build the world's greatest brain research, rehabilitation, recovery, human optimization and longevity institute.
Founder
Bill Ackman
Major gifts tracked
$400 million
Major gifts to Ackman Oxman Institute
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Bill Ackman and Neri OxmanRead the story | $400 million |
Key facts
- Anchor donation
- Roughly $400 million, via 10 million shares of Pershing Square Inc.source
- Focus areas
- Cures, treatments, devices, rehabilitation and exercise equipment, and targeted and basic researchsource
- Second gift planned
- A second donation of comparable or potentially greater value, not in Pershing Square stock, to be announced latersource
- Location
- A Manhattan, New York brain research, treatment and rehabilitation centersource
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