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'''John Joseph Paul Studzinski''', ] (born March 19, 1956) is an American-British investment banker and philanthropist. Since September 2018 he has been Managing Director and Vice Chairman of the global ] firm ].
'''John Joseph Paul Studzinski''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR-cats|size=100%|CBE}} (born March 19, 1956)<ref>. ''GreatExportImport.com''.</ref> is an American-born British ] and ].<ref name=ft>Dalley, Jan. . '']''. January 21, 2011.</ref> He is Vice Chairman of Investor Relations and Business Development at ].<ref name=bloomberg> – Executive Profile at '']''.</ref> He is also a Senior Managing Director of Blackstone.<ref name=blackstone> – Official profile, ].</ref> He joined Blackstone in 2006 as global head of Blackstone Advisory Partners, the company's ] advisory arm, and he ran that division for nearly a decade.<ref name=blackstone />


Prior to joining Blackstone, Studzinski was at ] from 1980–2003, and at ] from 2003–2006, building mergers-and-acquisitions divisions in both of those institutions. Prior to joining PIMCO, he was Vice Chairman of Investor Relations and Business Development and a Senior Managing Director at ]. He had joined Blackstone in 2006 as global head of Blackstone Advisory Partners, the company's mergers and acquisitions advisory arm, and he ran that division for nearly a decade. Prior to joining Blackstone, he was at ] from 1980 to 2003, and at ] from 2003 to 2006, building mergers-and-acquisitions divisions in both institutions.
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⚫ Studzinski is involved in philanthropy, patronage, and charity work, mainly around ], the ], and ]. His charity, the ], supports creatives early in their careers. He co-founded and chairs the Arise Foundation, which combats ] and slavery.


Born and raised in the U.S., Studzinski moved to the UK in 1984, and holds American and British citizenship.<ref name="clark">Clark, Nick. . '']''. June 19, 2013.</ref> Since 2006, he has divided his time between London and New York.<ref name=ft>Dalley, Jan. . '']''. January 21, 2011.</ref>
⚫ Studzinski is heavily involved in hands-on philanthropy, patronage, and charity work. His numerous charitable activities revolve mainly around ], the ], and ]. His own charity, the ], supports and nurtures people in the creative fields in the early stages of their careers.

Born and raised in the U.S., Studzinski moved to the UK in 1984, and holds American and British citizenship.<ref name=clark /> Since 2006, he has divided his time between London and New York.<ref name=ft />


==Early life and education== ==Early life and education==
John Studzinski was born in 1956 in ], a town 15 miles northeast of ]. His parents were working-class Polish immigrants,<ref name=ft /> and his father was a financial manager at ]'s aircraft-engine division.<ref name=nayeri2007 /> Education and industriousness were emphasized in the family, and music as well.<ref name=nayeri2007 /><ref>Handy, Charles. . Random House, 2011. pp. 197–198.</ref> His was a traditional Polish Catholic family and community, and Catholicism and Christianity were a bedrock in his life.<ref name=telegraph /> He worked in soup kitchens as a teenager, and helped start a toll-free number to inform adolescents about sexually transmitted diseases.<ref name=nayeri2007 /><ref>Wakefield, Mary. . '']''. September 24, 2011.</ref> John Studzinski was born on March 19, 1956, in ], a town 15 miles northeast of ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Julia Llewellyn |date=October 17, 2020 |title='I have a strong belief that nothing is worth having unless you share it' |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/article/i-have-a-strong-belief-that-nothing-is-worth-having-unless-you-share-it-tvztbpqd7 |work=]}}</ref><ref name=catholicherald /> His parents were working-class Polish immigrants,<ref name=ft /> and his father was a financial manager at ]'s aircraft-engine division.<ref name="nayeri2007">Nayeri, Farah. . '']''. October 2, 2007.</ref> Education and industriousness were emphasised in the family, and music as well.<ref name=nayeri2007 /><ref>Handy, Charles. . Random House, 2011. pp. 197–198.</ref> His was a traditional Polish Catholic family and community, and Catholicism and Christianity were a bedrock in his life.<ref name="telegraph">. '']''. June 1, 2008.</ref> He worked in soup kitchens as a teenager, and helped start a toll-free number to inform adolescents about sexually transmitted diseases.<ref name=nayeri2007 /><ref>Wakefield, Mary. . '']''. September 24, 2011.</ref>


Studzinski attended prep school at ] in Massachusetts.<ref>. ]. ''StJohnsPrep.org''. Retrieved April 10, 2015.</ref><ref>. In: ''MBLC Notes, November/December 2003: Library Happenings''. Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. November/December 2003. Retrieved April 10, 2015.</ref> He graduated ''magna cum laude'' from ] in 1978, with a double ] degree in biology and sociology. He received an ] in finance and marketing from the ] in 1980.<ref name=summit>. FT Business of Luxury Summit, 30 May – 1 June 2012. '']''. 2012.</ref> Studzinski attended prep school at ] in Massachusetts, graduating in 1974.<ref>. ]. ''StJohnsPrep.org''. Archived April 11, 2015.</ref><ref>. In: ''MBLC Notes, November/December 2003: Library Happenings''. Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. November/December 2003. Archived April 14, 2015.</ref> He graduated magna cum laude from ] in 1978, with a double ] degree in biology and sociology. He received an ] in finance and marketing from the ] in 1980.<ref name=summit>. FT Business of Luxury Summit, 30 May – 1 June 2012. '']''. 2012.</ref>


==Career== ==Career==


===Morgan Stanley=== ===Morgan Stanley===
After receiving his MBA, Studzinski began his ] career in New York in 1980 on ], at ].<ref name=ft /> He spent 23 years at the company, in positions of increasing responsibility.<ref name=blog /> In 1984 he moved to ], to create and build Morgan Stanley’s European ] (M&A) advisory business.<ref name=orr>Orr, Deborah. . '']''. March 1, 2004.</ref> He served as head of the European investment banking division and deputy chairman of Morgan Stanley International.<ref name=summit /> By the time he left Morgan Stanley in 2003, the division he built was the number three European M&A advisory.<ref name=orr /><ref name=spikes>Spikes, Sarah. . '']''. May 18, 2006.</ref> After receiving his MBA, Studzinski began his ] career in New York in 1980 on ], at ].<ref name=ft /> He spent 23 years at the company, in positions of increasing responsibility.<ref name=blog /> In 1984 he moved to ], to create and build Morgan Stanley's European ] (M&A) advisory business.<ref name=orr>Orr, Deborah. . '']''. March 1, 2004.</ref> He served as head of the European investment banking division and deputy chairman of Morgan Stanley International.<ref name=summit /> By the time he left Morgan Stanley in 2003, the division he built was the number three European M&A advisory.<ref name=orr /><ref name=spikes>Spikes, Sarah. . '']''. May 18, 2006.</ref>


===HSBC=== ===HSBC===
In June 2003, ] at London-based multinational bank giant ] hired Studzinski to create and build an investment banking division, along with ]. As co-head of investment banking at HSBC Group, and a member of the Group Management Board,<ref name=blog>. ''John Studzinski's blog''.</ref> Studzinski was in charge of mergers and acquisitions, while Gulliver built the markets side of the investment banking franchise.<ref name=spikes /><ref>. '']''. May 1, 2003.</ref> Studzinski made a number of hirings, and grew the new M&A division.<ref name=spikes/><ref name=shareholder>. ]. May 18, 2006.</ref> After three years at HSBC, following Bond's retirement, Studzinski left the giant bank for Blackstone in May 2006.<ref name=spikes /><ref>Buerkle, Tom. . '']''. June 1, 2006.</ref> In June 2003, ] at London-based multinational bank giant ] hired Studzinski to create and build an investment banking division, along with ]. As co-head of investment banking at HSBC Group, and a member of the Group Management Board,<ref name=blog>. ''John Studzinski's blog''. Retrieved April 3, 2015.</ref> Studzinski was in charge of mergers and acquisitions, while Gulliver built the markets side of the investment banking franchise.<ref name=spikes /><ref>. '']''. May 1, 2003.</ref> Studzinski made a number of hirings, and grew the new M&A division.<ref name=spikes/><ref name=shareholder> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407190223/http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/BX/0x0x110521/b0857c7d-cf16-4d97-8ffb-11f7512761d3/110521.pdf |date=7 April 2015 }}. ]. May 18, 2006.</ref> After three years at HSBC, following Bond's retirement, Studzinski left for Blackstone in May 2006.<ref name=spikes /><ref>Buerkle, Tom. . '']''. June 1, 2006.</ref>


===Blackstone=== ===Blackstone===
In 2006 Studzinski joined ], an American ] ], ], ] ], and ] corporation based in ]. He joined as the senior managing director in its investment and advisory group and as a member of the firm's executive committee.<ref name=shareholder /><ref>Moyer, Liz. . '']''. May 18, 2006.</ref> He was recruited to oversee and develop Blackstone’s mergers-and-acquisitions advisory business, Blackstone Advisory Partners, in the United States and Europe, and to open an office in London.<ref name=shareholder /><ref name=observer>Wachman, Richard. . '']''. October 7, 2006.</ref> CEO ] said in 2006 that Studzinski's "outstanding track record in transatlantic investment banking will be invaluable in accelerating the growth of our advisory business".<ref name=shareholder /> In 2006 Studzinski joined ], an American ] corporation based in ]. He joined as the senior managing director in its investment and advisory group and as a member of the firm's executive committee.<ref name=shareholder /><ref>Moyer, Liz. . '']''. May 18, 2006.</ref> He was recruited to oversee and develop Blackstone's mergers-and-acquisitions advisory business, Blackstone Advisory Partners, in the United States and Europe, and to open an office in London.<ref name=shareholder /><ref name=observer>Wachman, Richard. . '']''. October 7, 2006.</ref> CEO ] said in 2006 that Studzinski's "outstanding track record in transatlantic investment banking will be invaluable in accelerating the growth of our advisory business".<ref name=shareholder />


Studzinski is based in both New York and London. His primary role as global head of Blackstone Advisory Partners was to oversee Blackstone's corporate M&A advisory services business in the U.S., and further develop the corporate M&A advisory business in Europe and Asia.<ref name=summit /><ref name=blog /> He was personally involved in many of the firm's largest advisory assignments.<ref name=roots /> He advised multinational corporations, conglomerates, governments, banks, and institutions, on acquisitions, equity investments, restructurings, spin-offs, mergers, and overseas operations.<ref name=blog /><ref>. ''BloombergLive.com''. 2013.</ref><ref> at ].</ref><ref>. ]. ''Blackstone.com''. Accessed March 12, 2015.</ref> Studzinski is based in both New York and London. His primary role as global head of Blackstone Advisory Partners was to oversee Blackstone's corporate M&A advisory services business in the U.S., and further develop the corporate M&A advisory business in Europe and Asia.<ref name=summit /><ref name=blog /> He was personally involved in many of the firm's largest advisory assignments.<ref name=roots /> He advised multinational corporations, conglomerates, governments, banks, and institutions, on acquisitions, equity investments, restructurings, spin-offs, mergers, and overseas operations.<ref name=blog /><ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407201113/http://www.bloomberglive.com/events/deals-2013/#speakers |date=7 April 2015 }}. ''BloombergLive.com''. 2013.</ref><ref> at ]. Retrieved March 13, 2015.</ref><ref>. ]. ''Blackstone.com''. Archived March 15, 2015.</ref>


In early 2015, Blackstone began spinning off three of its divisions, including its M&A advisory group, to avoid any potential conflicts of interest with its primary private-equity business.<ref>. '']''. October 2014.</ref><ref>Dezember, Ryan. . '']''. October 10, 2014.</ref><ref>. ]. ''Blackstone.com''. Retrieved March 30, 2015.</ref> After assisting with the transition,<ref name=roots>Roumeliotis, Greg and Paritosh Bansal. . '']''. October 10, 2014.</ref> Studzinski became Vice Chairman of Investor Relations and Business Development at Blackstone.<ref name=blackstone /><ref name=estrangement>. ''Fund Portfolio Management''. January 23, 2015.</ref> In this capacity, he holds responsibility for a number of sovereign and international institutional relationships, as well as ultra high-net-worth families outside the U.S.<ref name=blackstone /> In early 2015, Blackstone began spinning off three of its divisions, including its M&A advisory group, to avoid any potential conflicts of interest with its primary private-equity business.<ref>. '']''. October 10, 2014.</ref><ref>Dezember, Ryan. . '']''. October 10, 2014.</ref><ref> (October 2015). ]. ''Blackstone.com''. Retrieved January 30, 2018.</ref> After assisting with the transition,<ref name=roots>Roumeliotis, Greg and Paritosh Bansal. . '']''. October 10, 2014.</ref> Studzinski became Vice Chairman of Investor Relations and Business Development at Blackstone.<ref name=blackstone> – Official profile, ]. Retrieved January 18, 2018.</ref><ref name=estrangement>. ''Fund Portfolio Management''. January 23, 2015.</ref> In this capacity, he holds responsibility for a number of sovereign and international institutional relationships, as well as ultra high-net-worth families outside the U.S.<ref name=blackstone />


===PIMCO===
⚫ ==Philanthropy and advisorships==
In September 2018, Studzinski was appointed to the newly created roles of Managing Director and Vice Chairman of the global ] firm ].<ref>Martin, Will. . '']''. September 5, 2018.</ref><ref name=BloombergPIMCO>Baumgaertel, Christian; Bhaktavatsalam, Sree Vidya. . '']''. September 5, 2018.</ref> He acts as an advisor to PIMCO clients including governments, pension funds, corporations, ]s, ]s, and foundations.<ref>Flood, Chris; Smith, Peter; Fontanella-Khan, James. . '']''. September 5, 2018.</ref><ref name=NYTpimco>de la Merced, Michael J.; Sorkin, Andrew Ross. . '']''. September 5, 2018.</ref><ref name=BloombergPIMCO/><ref name=CityWirePimco>Ge Huang, Vicky. . '']''. September 5, 2018.</ref> He will also help PIMCO's expand globally.<ref name=NYTpimco/><ref>Clark, Jessica. . '']'' September 5, 2018.</ref><ref name=CityWirePimco/>
Studzinski is an active, prolific, hands-on philanthropist. His numerous philanthropic interests and activities fall mainly into three categories: ], the ], and ].<ref name=telegraph>. '']''. June 1, 2008.</ref> The motivation behind his philanthropic work is "human dignity, and the nurturing of it".<ref name=ft /> He feels strongly about giving opportunities to those who have none and can't afford to find any.<ref name=ft />

He spends his time in London, New York and Asia Pacific and he reports directly to CEO ].<ref name=NYTpimco/>

⚫ ==Philanthropy==
In his philanthropic activities, Studzinski focuses primarily on ] and creative industries, ] and ]. He consistently emphasises the importance of human dignity and the role in philanthropy of mentoring and active networks. In 2008, he was awarded a ] for his Services to the Arts and Charity and he has received a number of other awards for his philanthropic activities.  


===Arts=== ===Arts===
==== Genesis Foundation ====
In addition to the more than £6{{nbsp}}million ($9{{nbsp}}million) he has given to the ] museum as of 2012,<ref name=nayeri2012>Nayeri, Farah. . '']''. July 31, 2012.</ref><ref name=tate2007 /> Studzinski is also passionate about giving opportunities to people in the early stages of careers in the arts, and steadily supporting the growth of their success. He feels that "money is so much better spent on the process of creating, on nurturing emerging talent and staying with it, a commitment over the years. And networks: bringing young creative people into a network they can learn from and that will support them."<ref name=ft />


In 2001 Studzinski established the ], a UK-registered ]. It supports and nurtures outstanding artists and creative professionals, especially in the early stages of careers in music, theatre, and the visual arts.<ref name="ft" /><ref name="nayeri2007" /><ref name="summit" /><ref name="beacon" /><ref name="genesis">. ''GenesisFoundation.org.uk''.</ref> The Genesis Foundation has supported thousands of artists with funding totalling more than £22 million.
In 2001 he established the ], which helps and supports young people in the fields of music, theatre, and the visual arts, by providing them with practical and financial support in the earliest stages of their careers.<ref name=ft /><ref name=nayeri2007>Nayeri, Farah. . '']''. October 2, 2007.</ref><ref name=summit /><ref name=beacon /><ref name=genesis /> It is his personal foundation, which he fully funds. As of 2015, the Genesis Foundation has supported more than 900 artists.<ref name=alliance /> It has donated over £10{{nbsp}}million to enable young artists to develop their talents, including by financially supporting their development, providing opportunities, giving them access to talented mentors and valuable networks, and commissioning new work.<ref name=ab>. ]. Retrieved August 18, 2015.</ref><ref>. '']''. November 14, 2014.</ref>


The Foundation mainly operates through partnerships with leading British arts organisations such as the ], ], ], ], ] and ]. The programmes funded by the Genesis Foundation train and mentor early and mid-career artists in playwriting, the creation of music theatre, directing, singing, conducting, theatre design, art curation and the writing of fiction and non-fiction.  
Some of the Genesis Foundation's numerous projects include awarding scholarships to support students in the three-year acting course at ].<ref name=ft /><ref name=genesis>. ''GenesisFoundation.org.uk''.</ref><ref name=ab /> It has supported up-and-coming theatre directors at the ] since 2003, via the Genesis Directors Program (2003–2009), the two-year Genesis Fellowship, the Genesis Directors Network, and the Genesis Future Directors Award for young directors.<ref name=austerity>Smurthwaite, Nick. . '']''. May 16, 2015.</ref><ref>. ''GenesisFoundation.org.uk''. Retrieved August 18, 2015.</ref> It funds the ]'s International Playwrights Programme, which nurtures and mentors young playwrights around the world.<ref name=austerity /><ref name=directions /><ref>. ]. ''RoyalCourtTheatre.com''. Retrieved August 18, 2015.</ref><ref>. ''GenesisFoundation.org.uk''. Retrieved August 18, 2015.</ref><ref>. ''GenesisFoundation.org.uk''. Retrieved August 18, 2015.</ref> In ], the foundation funds the Residency Five programme at the ], supporting nine playwrights over a five-year residency and guaranteeing each playwright three world-premiere productions of their new plays.<ref name=directions>Crews, Naomi. . ''Stage Directions''. July 16, 2015.</ref><ref> ''Broadway World''. July 15, 2015.</ref>


While its core funding is devoted to training programmes that equip emerging artists for life as a creative professional, the Genesis Foundation is also the UK's largest commissioner of sacred music, having commissioned 30 new choral works to date.  
The Genesis Foundation's music ventures have included funding posts for new opera directors and ]s at the ].<ref>. ''GenesisFoundation.org.uk''. Retrieved August 18, 2015.</ref><ref>Anderson, Andrew. . ''International Arts Manager''. December 31, 2014.</ref> It funds the Genesis Sixteen, a free program which nurtures the next generation of ensemble singers, bridging the gap from vocal student to professional, implemented by ], a world-renowned ensemble of classical singers.<ref>. ]. ''TheSixteenEducation.com''. Retrieved August 18, 2015.</ref><ref>. ]. Retrieved August 18, 2015.</ref><ref>. ''GenesisFoundation.org.uk''. Retrieved August 18, 2015.</ref> The foundation also commissions various new works, including operas and choral compositions.<ref name=ft /><ref name=telegraph /><ref>. ''GenesisFoundation.org.uk''. Retrieved August 18, 2015.</ref>


Among these is ]'s ], a 60-minute work for choir and string ] commissioned by the Genesis Foundation and premiered by ], ] and ] at the ], ] in October 2016. The ] has been described as a masterpiece and the recording of the work has won numerous awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reviews for James MacMillan: Stabat Mater recording |url=https://genesisfoundation.org.uk/press/reviews-for-james-macmillan-stabat-mater-recording/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Genesis Foundation |language=en-GB}}</ref> In April 2018 a performance of MacMillan's Stabat mater, presented by the Genesis Foundation, became the first concert to be live-streamed from the ] in the ]. The work subsequently received its US premiere in ] at ]'s ] (November 2019), again with ] conducting ].
In 2012 the foundation launched the Genesis Prize, a biennial £25,000 prize awarded to a ] of young artistic talent whose work has effected real change in the practice and careers of arts professionals or graduates.<ref name=ft /><ref>Jury, Louise. . '']''. March 26, 2012.</ref><ref>. ''GenesisFoundation.org.uk''. Retrieved August 17, 2015</ref><ref>Studzinski, John. . '']''. March 30, 2012.</ref> From 2002–2007, the foundation also provided start-up loans and support for young people wishing to set up creative enterprises, via a five-year partnership with the ].<ref name=ft /><ref name=beacon />


In October 2022, the Genesis Foundation presented the concert A Tribute to the Life and Reign of ]: A Garland for the Queen in the ] at the ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chadwick |first=Annie |date=2022-09-19 |title=Genesis Foundation Presents 'A Tribute to the Life and Reign of Elizabeth II: A Garland for the Queen' |url=https://genesisfoundation.org.uk/news/genesis-foundation-presents-a-tribute-to-the-life-and-reign-of-elizabeth-ii-a-garland-for-the-queen/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Genesis Foundation |language=en-GB}}</ref> The performers were once again ] and ], and the programme included the Genesis Foundation's 30th choral commission, ]'s 'O Lord, Make Thy Servant, Elizabeth'. In addition to the invited audience at the Tower of London, the concert reached a large global audience via a live-stream hosted by ].<ref>{{Citation |title=Tower of London: A Garland for the Queen (full concert) {{!}} Genesis Foundation | date=17 October 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns6rqZbfBiI |language=en |access-date=2023-01-12}}</ref> Each major concert organised by the Genesis Foundation since 2016 has been live-streamed in this way.
In 2016, via the foundation Studzinski partnered with the ]'s Choral Foundation to organize the first Catholic service in the palace's ] in over 450 years. The service, conducted mainly in Latin, was in celebration of the palace's bicentenary, and featured choral music from the 15th and 16th centuries. Studzinski stated that "Dialogue between faiths is much needed and welcomed in these turbulent times. We need to recognise that we have more in common than not."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/09/hampton-courts-chapel-royal-stages-first-catholic-service-for-450-years</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/world/europe/hampton-court-henry-catholic.html</ref><ref>https://www.christiantoday.com/article/first.catholic.service.for.centuries.to.be.celebrated.in.chapel.of.king.henry.viii/75665.htm</ref>


In 2020, the Genesis Foundation launched two initiatives prompted by the pandemic: firstly, the £100,000 Covid-19 Artists Fund, an emergency response to help freelance creative professionals facing hardship caused by the lockdowns and, secondly the £1million Genesis Kickstart Fund to provide grants for future-facing arts projects across the UK.<ref>{{Cite web |title=£1 million Genesis Kickstart Fund |url=https://genesisfoundation.org.uk/genesis-kickstart-fund/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Genesis Foundation |language=en-GB}}</ref> When launching the Kickstart fund, Studzinski said: "Covid-19 has changed the world for all of us, and at this crucial juncture we cannot afford to risk losing a whole generation of outstanding creative talent through lack of opportunity. The pandemic has jeopardised the current livelihoods and long-term careers of both young and established professionals in the arts, with freelancers especially adversely affected. The Genesis Foundation's new £1million fund will engender vital new opportunities for creative professionals through paid work on exciting, innovative and well-structured projects." The Genesis Kickstart Fund funded 95 new creative projects involving 1,000 freelance creative professionals and ran from 2021 to March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Genesis Kickstart Fund Projects |url=https://genesisfoundation.org.uk/genesis-kickstart-fund-projects/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Genesis Foundation |language=en-GB}}</ref>  
⚫ ===The homeless===
'']'' has called Studzinski a "champion of homeless charity work in London".<ref name=ft /> He is a founder member of the ], one of the largest day care centers for the homeless in London, and he funds the homeless charity ].<ref name=sponsorship>Nayeri, Farah. . '']''. July 28, 2009.</ref> He also works as a regular volunteer at the Passage soup kitchen.<ref name=observer /><ref name=beacon />


Inaugurated in 2012, the Genesis Foundation Prize is a £25,000 prize awarded bi-annually to a mentor whose work has effected real change in the practice and careers of arts professionals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Genesis Foundation Prize |url=https://genesisfoundation.org.uk/genesis-foundation-prize/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Genesis Foundation |language=en-GB}}</ref> Its 2022 recipient was George Turvey, Artistic Director of the award-winning Papatango Theatre Company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-19 |title=Papatango Theatre Company - Award-winning new writing |url=https://papatango.co.uk/,%20https://papatango.co.uk/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |language=en-GB }}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>  
In 1998 Studzinski co-launched, and was the first chairman of, Business Action on Homelessness,<ref>http://www.bitc.org.uk/programmes/ready-work/ready-for-work-timeline</ref><ref>. ] and ]. 2013. p. 16.</ref> which is a partnership between ], major companies, homeless agencies, and the British government. The organization raises companies' awareness of homelessness throughout the UK, and works with businesses to equip homeless people with the skills needed to gain and sustain employment. It encourages companies to provide work placements and training courses assisting the homeless back into work. Studzinski promotes and encourages ], and organized regular visits for businesspeople to see homeless projects in action.<ref name=beacon /> The organization changes the perceptions companies have of homelessness and helps homeless people back into employment.<ref name=beacon />


Since 2001, Genesis Foundation initiatives have also included the Genesis Opera Project (Aldeburgh/Almeida), the ]'s International Playwrights Programme,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Court Theatre |url=https://genesisfoundation.org.uk/royal-court-theatre/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Genesis Foundation |language=en-GB}}</ref> Genesis ] Scholarships and LAMDA Network,<ref>{{Cite web |title=LAMDA |url=https://genesisfoundation.org.uk/lamda/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Genesis Foundation |language=en-GB}}</ref> and playwriting residencies at ]'s ]. The Foundation was the sole sponsor of two major London exhibitions, ''Living with gods'' at the ] in 2017, and ''Michelangelo/Bill Viola'' at the ] in 2019.  
Studzinski has also long decried the rising rates of ], especially in the wake of the ], and has called upon businesses and governments to focus on youth employment.<ref name=estrangement /><ref name=abandon>Studzinski, John. . '']''. November 17, 2011.</ref> He points to the model of Germany and its continued post-war economic success and weathering of the global economic crisis, noting that its emphasis on medium-sized companies – and concomitant values of the right to work, job creation, client satisfaction, and product excellence – have kept unemployment, including youth unemployment, low.<ref name=abandon /><ref>Studzinski, John. . '']''. February 6, 2013.</ref>

⚫ ===The homeless===
'']'' has called Studzinski a "champion of homeless charity work in London".<ref name=ft /> In 1980 he became a co-founder of the Passage Day Centre in London, which has since evolved into the UK's largest centre for homeless and insecurely housed people. He is currently engaged in broadening The Passage's ambassadorial and capital base. In addition, he supports the homeless charity ].  

In 1998 Studzinski co-launched, and became the first chairman of, Business Action on Homelessness,<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028201446/https://www.bitc.org.uk/programmes/ready-work/ready-for-work-timeline |date=28 October 2017 }}. ]. Retrieved October 28, 2017.</ref><ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923191518/http://www.bitc.org.uk/sites/default/files/kcfinder/files/Leadership/Ashridge_BitC_Summary_Report.pdf#page=16 |date=23 September 2015 }}. ] and ]. 2013. p. 16.</ref> a partnership between ] (BITC), major companies, homeless agencies, and the ]. The organisation works to change the perceptions companies have of homelessness and helps homeless people back into employment. In 2022, at the 40th anniversary of the founding of Business in the Community, Studzinski was named a Fellow of BITC for his leadership of Business Action on Homelessness and his work in support of the former ]' Seeing is Believing programme.


===Human rights=== ===Human rights===
Studzinski is Vice Chair of ] (HRW),<ref name=hrw>. ].</ref> and he developed the European arm of the organization.<ref name=observer /><ref name=influential>. '']''. November 22, 2007.</ref> He has also been director of HRW, a member of its executive committee, and chairman of its investment committee.<ref name=tate2007>. ]. May 22, 2007.</ref><ref name=debretts>. '']''.</ref><ref name=ippr>. ].</ref><ref name=bowdoin /><ref>]. . ], 2003. p. 558.</ref> He has stated that his involvement in Human Rights Watch is an extension of his strong belief in "respect for humanity, justice and dignity. Human dignity, the respect for human life and dignity".<ref name=telegraph /> As a board member of HRW, Studzinski has used his international contacts to help the organization expand so that it can draw attention to atrocities across the world, including in Syria and the Middle East.<ref name=alliance>Nickson, John. . ''Alliance''. March 2, 2015.</ref> Now Vice-Chair Emeritus of ],<ref name=hrw>. ]. Retrieved January 31, 2018.</ref> John Studzinski was an active board member of the NGO for 18 years, running its investment, audit and fundraising committees and establishing its operations in Europe, India and Japan. He has stated that his involvement in Human Rights Watch is an extension of his strong belief in "respect for humanity, justice and dignity. Human dignity, the respect for human life and dignity".<ref name=telegraph />


In 2016 he co-founded the Arise Foundation,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arise Foundation {{!}} Anti Slavery and Human Trafficking {{!}} London, New York, Global |url=https://www.arisefdn.org/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Arise Foundation |language=en}}</ref> which combats slavery and human trafficking on the front line around the world. In 2020 he stepped down from chairing the charity to become its Founding President.
He is co-founder and chair of the Arise Foundation, which partners with worldwide local networks to stop human trafficking and slavery.<ref>http://arise.foundation/us/</ref><ref>http://globalfoundation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Rome-Roundtable-2017-Biographies.pdf</ref> Studzinski is also chair of ], an organization of religious nuns which is linked with Arise Foundation and which combats sex trafficking and rescues victims.<ref name=ms>http://msmagazine.com/blog/2016/02/02/sister-to-sister-why-a-group-of-nuns-are-going-undercover-as-sex-workers/</ref> Talitha Kum is a group of more than 1,000 nuns in over 70 countries;<ref name=ms/><ref>http://arise.foundation/sisters-fight-the-good-fight-against-human-trafficking/</ref> they prevent and stop sex trafficking, and rescue and shelter sex-trafficking victims. Some of the nuns pose as prostitutes in order to infiltrate trafficking rings and rescue girls and young women.<ref name=ms/><ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2015/1202/Nuns-pose-as-prostitutes-to-save-victims-of-sex-trafficking</ref>


From 2016 to 2020 Studzinski served as a Non-Executive Director at the ]'s ], covering audit, risk and compliance, modern slavery and supply-chain transparency, and acted as co-chair of the Business Against Slavery Forum, a UK Government initiative. 
⚫ ===Additional advisorships===
Studzinski is a trustee of both the Tate Foundation and also the American Patrons of Tate.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203035609/http://www.tate.org.uk/download/file/fid/4431 |date=2014-12-03 }}. ]. ''Tate.org.uk''. Accessed March 12, 2015.</ref> He is a member of the council of the ],<ref>. ]. ''RAC.ac.uk''. Accessed March 2015.</ref> and he is chairman of Create London, a non-profit organization that takes the arts into ] and other areas, connecting artists with communities through an ambitious program of projects.<ref name=blackstone /><ref name=clark>Clark, Nick. . '']''. June 19, 2013.</ref><ref name=nayeri2012 /><ref>. ''CreateLondon.org''</ref> He has been elected to the board of trustees of the ],<ref>. ]. ''Getty.edu''. April 9, 2015.</ref> and is also on the board of directors of the ], which promotes American art abroad.<ref>. ]. ''FAPEGlobal.org''.</ref>


⚫ === Additional adviserships ===
He is on the board of trustees of ],<ref name= bowdoin /> and is a board member of the International Youth Foundation,<ref>. International Youth Foundation. ''IYFnet.org''.</ref> which mobilizes businesses, governments, and other organizations to create opportunities for youth to learn, work, and lead.<ref>. International Youth Foundation. ''IYFnet.org''.</ref> He is president of the American Friends of the ], which focuses on challenges facing young people, members of the armed forces, and conservation.<ref name=blackstone /><ref>. ]. ''RoyalFoundation.com''.</ref>
In the US John Studzinski serves on the boards of the ] and the American Associates of the Saint Catherine Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Catherine Monastery {{!}} United Kingdom {{!}} Saint Catherine Foundation |url=https://www.saintcatherinefoundation.org/home |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www.saintcatherinefoundation.org}}</ref>  


In the UK he has been Chairman of Benjamin Franklin House Museum since 2008 and in 2018 he endowed the £2million Chair of Innovation at the ],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://benjaminfranklinhouse.org/home/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Benjamin Franklin House |language=en-GB}}</ref> where he served from 2011 to 2020 as a Council member. From 2009 to 2020 he was Chair of Create London,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Create London |url=https://createlondon.org/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=createlondon.org}}</ref> a charity which works with artists to realise new social enterprises, charities and cultural spaces in some of the UK's most deprived communities.  
Studzinski is also on the board of trustees of the ],<ref>. ]. ''RoyalParksFoundation.org''.</ref> and is chairman of ].<ref>. ''BenjaminFranklinHouse.org''.</ref> He is on the Policy Advisory Council of the ].<ref name=ippr /> In international affairs, he is Vice Chair of the ],<ref>. ]. ''AtlanticCouncil.org''.</ref> and a member of the ].<ref>. ]. ''CFR.org''. Accessed March 2015.</ref>

Over three terms on the board of the ] (1998-2007), Studzinski participated in the conceptualisation of both Tate Modern 1 and Tate Modern 2, and in fundraising and building projects. Over four decades he donated some £8 million to the Tate.

=== Other activities ===
John Studzinski supports the Princess Royal Coaching Academy, an initiative launched in 2021 by the ], of which the ] is Patron. It aims to increase learning opportunities for coaches working with disabled horse riders and carriage drivers in the UK.

From 2013 to 2016 Studzinski was President of the American Friends of ] of ] and ] and ].

In 2024 Studzinski was installed as the next Chancellor of ]. The university stated that Studzinski's "values and focus on social justice align completely with those of the University." The Chancellor of Leeds Trinity performs a ceremonial role, acting as a key ambassador for the University with one of the key responsibilities being the conferment of degrees at graduation ceremonies.


==Honors== ==Honors==
*]'s Award (2000) in recognition of his contribution to the homeless<ref name=resonant /><ref>. ''Alpha Press''. July 19, 2000.</ref> *]'s Award (2000) in recognition of his contribution to the homeless<ref name=resonant /><ref>. ''Alpha Press''. July 19, 2000.</ref>
*] (2001) by ] for his humanitarian work for the homeless<ref name=resonant>Boyatzis, Richard and Annie McKee. . Harvard Business Press, 2013. p. 252.</ref> *] (2001) by ] for his humanitarian work for the homeless<ref name=resonant>] and Annie McKee. . Harvard Business Press, 2013. p. 252.</ref>
*] (2004) by ] for his work promoting ecumenism in ]<ref name=resonant /><ref>Ganguly, Dibeyendu. . '']''. *] (2004) by ] for his work promoting ecumenism in ]<ref name=resonant /><ref>Ganguly, Dibeyendu. . '']''.
April 15, 2005.</ref><ref>. ].</ref> April 15, 2005.</ref><ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731190704/http://www.papalknights.org.uk/page3.htm |date=31 July 2018 }}. ].</ref>
*] for Most Generous Business Leader (2004) for services to philanthropy<ref name=summit /><ref name=beacon>. ''GenesisFoundation.org.uk''. March 12, 2005.</ref> *] for Most Generous Business Leader (2004) for services to philanthropy<ref name=summit /><ref name=beacon> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409061056/http://www.genesisfoundation.org.uk/pressreleases/john-studzinski-wins-special-beacon-prize-12-march-2005/ |date=9 April 2015 }}. ''GenesisFoundation.org.uk''. March 12, 2005.</ref>
*Banker of the Year (2007) by the ] UK<ref name=summit /><ref name=debretts /> *Banker of the Year (2007) by the ] UK<ref name=summit /><ref name="debretts">. '']''. Archived May 21, 2014.</ref>
*] (2008) for his services to the arts and to charity<ref name=summit /><ref name=bowdoin>. ] Campus News. ''Bowdoin.edu''. February 26, 2008.</ref><ref>. '']''. December 29, 2007. p. 8.</ref> *] (CBE) (]) for his services to the arts and to charity<ref name=summit /><ref name=bowdoin>. ] Campus News. ''Bowdoin.edu''. February 26, 2008.</ref><ref>. '']''. December 29, 2007. p. 8.</ref>
*] (2014)<ref>Rayner, Gordon. . '']''. November 13, 2014.</ref> *] (2014)<ref>Rayner, Gordon. . '']''. November 13, 2014.</ref>
*<nowiki>#</nowiki>10 on '']''’s Top 100 Lay Catholics of 2015<ref>http://www.thetablet.co.uk/features/2/5535/britain-s-top-100-lay-catholics-2015-2</ref><ref>https://www.joe.ie/index.php/news/dermot-oleary-and-danny-boyle-among-uks-most-influential-irish-catholics-495910</ref> *<nowiki>#</nowiki>10 on '']''{{'}}s Top 100 Lay Catholics of 2015<ref>. '']''. May 14, 2015.</ref><ref>Cuddihy, Tony. . '']''. 2015.</ref>
*UK Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award (2017) from the ] Cultural Foundation<ref name=MontblancTelegraph>Royce-Greensill, Sarah. . '']''. October 17, 2017.</ref><ref>. ''GenesisFoundation.org.uk''. January 9, 2018</ref><ref>. ''GenesisFoundation.org.uk''. October 13, 2017.</ref>
*Catholic of the Year (2017) by '']''<ref name=catholicherald>. '']''. December 14, 2017.</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Studzinski has residences in London and New York, and divides his time between the two cities.<ref name=ft /><ref name=summit /> Strongly motivated by his spiritual and religious faith, he has a chapel in his historic London home, and prays and reads books on religion and meditation daily.<ref name=telegraph /><ref name=sponsorship /><ref>Handy, Charles. . Random House, 2011. p. 199.</ref> Holding an extensive art collection, he has been an active buyer and seller of art.<ref name=ft /> Studzinski has residences in London and New York, and divides his time between the two cities.<ref name=ft /><ref name=summit /> Strongly motivated by his spiritual and religious faith, he has a chapel in his historic London home, and prays and reads books on religion and meditation daily.<ref name=telegraph /><ref name="sponsorship">Nayeri, Farah. . '']''. July 28, 2009.</ref><ref>Handy, Charles. . Random House, 2011. p. 199.</ref> Holding an extensive art collection, he has been an active buyer and seller of art.<ref name=ft />


==References== ==References==
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American-British investment banker and philanthropist

John J. StudzinskiCBE
Born (1956-03-19) March 19, 1956 (age 68)
Peabody, Massachusetts, US
CitizenshipUS, UK
EducationBowdoin College (BA)
University of Chicago (MBA)
Occupation(s)Investment banker, philanthropist
Known forGenesis Foundation
TitleManaging Director and Vice Chairman at PIMCO

John Joseph Paul Studzinski, CBE (born March 19, 1956) is an American-British investment banker and philanthropist. Since September 2018 he has been Managing Director and Vice Chairman of the global investment-management firm PIMCO.

Prior to joining PIMCO, he was Vice Chairman of Investor Relations and Business Development and a Senior Managing Director at The Blackstone Group. He had joined Blackstone in 2006 as global head of Blackstone Advisory Partners, the company's mergers and acquisitions advisory arm, and he ran that division for nearly a decade. Prior to joining Blackstone, he was at Morgan Stanley from 1980 to 2003, and at HSBC from 2003 to 2006, building mergers-and-acquisitions divisions in both institutions.

John Studzinski and Charles III

Studzinski is involved in philanthropy, patronage, and charity work, mainly around the arts, the homeless, and human rights. His charity, the Genesis Foundation, supports creatives early in their careers. He co-founded and chairs the Arise Foundation, which combats human trafficking and slavery.

Born and raised in the U.S., Studzinski moved to the UK in 1984, and holds American and British citizenship. Since 2006, he has divided his time between London and New York.

Early life and education

John Studzinski was born on March 19, 1956, in Peabody, Massachusetts, a town 15 miles northeast of Boston. His parents were working-class Polish immigrants, and his father was a financial manager at General Electric's aircraft-engine division. Education and industriousness were emphasised in the family, and music as well. His was a traditional Polish Catholic family and community, and Catholicism and Christianity were a bedrock in his life. He worked in soup kitchens as a teenager, and helped start a toll-free number to inform adolescents about sexually transmitted diseases.

Studzinski attended prep school at St. John's Preparatory School in Massachusetts, graduating in 1974. He graduated magna cum laude from Bowdoin College in 1978, with a double BA degree in biology and sociology. He received an MBA in finance and marketing from the University of Chicago in 1980.

Career

Morgan Stanley

After receiving his MBA, Studzinski began his investment banking career in New York in 1980 on Wall Street, at Morgan Stanley. He spent 23 years at the company, in positions of increasing responsibility. In 1984 he moved to London, to create and build Morgan Stanley's European mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory business. He served as head of the European investment banking division and deputy chairman of Morgan Stanley International. By the time he left Morgan Stanley in 2003, the division he built was the number three European M&A advisory.

HSBC

In June 2003, Sir John Bond at London-based multinational bank giant HSBC hired Studzinski to create and build an investment banking division, along with Stuart Gulliver. As co-head of investment banking at HSBC Group, and a member of the Group Management Board, Studzinski was in charge of mergers and acquisitions, while Gulliver built the markets side of the investment banking franchise. Studzinski made a number of hirings, and grew the new M&A division. After three years at HSBC, following Bond's retirement, Studzinski left for Blackstone in May 2006.

Blackstone

In 2006 Studzinski joined The Blackstone Group, an American multinational corporation based in New York City. He joined as the senior managing director in its investment and advisory group and as a member of the firm's executive committee. He was recruited to oversee and develop Blackstone's mergers-and-acquisitions advisory business, Blackstone Advisory Partners, in the United States and Europe, and to open an office in London. CEO Stephen A. Schwarzman said in 2006 that Studzinski's "outstanding track record in transatlantic investment banking will be invaluable in accelerating the growth of our advisory business".

Studzinski is based in both New York and London. His primary role as global head of Blackstone Advisory Partners was to oversee Blackstone's corporate M&A advisory services business in the U.S., and further develop the corporate M&A advisory business in Europe and Asia. He was personally involved in many of the firm's largest advisory assignments. He advised multinational corporations, conglomerates, governments, banks, and institutions, on acquisitions, equity investments, restructurings, spin-offs, mergers, and overseas operations.

In early 2015, Blackstone began spinning off three of its divisions, including its M&A advisory group, to avoid any potential conflicts of interest with its primary private-equity business. After assisting with the transition, Studzinski became Vice Chairman of Investor Relations and Business Development at Blackstone. In this capacity, he holds responsibility for a number of sovereign and international institutional relationships, as well as ultra high-net-worth families outside the U.S.

PIMCO

In September 2018, Studzinski was appointed to the newly created roles of Managing Director and Vice Chairman of the global investment-management firm PIMCO. He acts as an advisor to PIMCO clients including governments, pension funds, corporations, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and foundations. He will also help PIMCO's expand globally.

He spends his time in London, New York and Asia Pacific and he reports directly to CEO Emmanuel Roman.

Philanthropy

In his philanthropic activities, Studzinski focuses primarily on the arts and creative industries, human rights and homelessness. He consistently emphasises the importance of human dignity and the role in philanthropy of mentoring and active networks. In 2008, he was awarded a CBE for his Services to the Arts and Charity and he has received a number of other awards for his philanthropic activities.  

Arts

Genesis Foundation

In 2001 Studzinski established the Genesis Foundation, a UK-registered charity. It supports and nurtures outstanding artists and creative professionals, especially in the early stages of careers in music, theatre, and the visual arts. The Genesis Foundation has supported thousands of artists with funding totalling more than £22 million.

The Foundation mainly operates through partnerships with leading British arts organisations such as the Almeida Theatre, National Theatre, Young Vic Theatre, The Sixteen, Jewish Literary Foundation and Royal Academy of Arts. The programmes funded by the Genesis Foundation train and mentor early and mid-career artists in playwriting, the creation of music theatre, directing, singing, conducting, theatre design, art curation and the writing of fiction and non-fiction.  

While its core funding is devoted to training programmes that equip emerging artists for life as a creative professional, the Genesis Foundation is also the UK's largest commissioner of sacred music, having commissioned 30 new choral works to date.  

Among these is James MacMillan's Stabat mater, a 60-minute work for choir and string orchestra commissioned by the Genesis Foundation and premiered by Harry Christophers, The Sixteen and Britten Sinfonia at the Barbican Centre, London in October 2016. The Stabat mater has been described as a masterpiece and the recording of the work has won numerous awards. In April 2018 a performance of MacMillan's Stabat mater, presented by the Genesis Foundation, became the first concert to be live-streamed from the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. The work subsequently received its US premiere in New York at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall (November 2019), again with Harry Christophers conducting The Sixteen.

In October 2022, the Genesis Foundation presented the concert A Tribute to the Life and Reign of Elizabeth II: A Garland for the Queen in the Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula at the Tower of London. The performers were once again Harry Christophers and The Sixteen, and the programme included the Genesis Foundation's 30th choral commission, Cecilia McDowall's 'O Lord, Make Thy Servant, Elizabeth'. In addition to the invited audience at the Tower of London, the concert reached a large global audience via a live-stream hosted by Classic FM. Each major concert organised by the Genesis Foundation since 2016 has been live-streamed in this way.

In 2020, the Genesis Foundation launched two initiatives prompted by the pandemic: firstly, the £100,000 Covid-19 Artists Fund, an emergency response to help freelance creative professionals facing hardship caused by the lockdowns and, secondly the £1million Genesis Kickstart Fund to provide grants for future-facing arts projects across the UK. When launching the Kickstart fund, Studzinski said: "Covid-19 has changed the world for all of us, and at this crucial juncture we cannot afford to risk losing a whole generation of outstanding creative talent through lack of opportunity. The pandemic has jeopardised the current livelihoods and long-term careers of both young and established professionals in the arts, with freelancers especially adversely affected. The Genesis Foundation's new £1million fund will engender vital new opportunities for creative professionals through paid work on exciting, innovative and well-structured projects." The Genesis Kickstart Fund funded 95 new creative projects involving 1,000 freelance creative professionals and ran from 2021 to March 2023.  

Inaugurated in 2012, the Genesis Foundation Prize is a £25,000 prize awarded bi-annually to a mentor whose work has effected real change in the practice and careers of arts professionals. Its 2022 recipient was George Turvey, Artistic Director of the award-winning Papatango Theatre Company.  

Since 2001, Genesis Foundation initiatives have also included the Genesis Opera Project (Aldeburgh/Almeida), the Royal Court Theatre's International Playwrights Programme, Genesis LAMDA Scholarships and LAMDA Network, and playwriting residencies at New York's Signature Theatre. The Foundation was the sole sponsor of two major London exhibitions, Living with gods at the British Museum in 2017, and Michelangelo/Bill Viola at the Royal Academy in 2019.  

The homeless

The Financial Times has called Studzinski a "champion of homeless charity work in London". In 1980 he became a co-founder of the Passage Day Centre in London, which has since evolved into the UK's largest centre for homeless and insecurely housed people. He is currently engaged in broadening The Passage's ambassadorial and capital base. In addition, he supports the homeless charity Emmaus UK.  

In 1998 Studzinski co-launched, and became the first chairman of, Business Action on Homelessness, a partnership between Business in the Community (BITC), major companies, homeless agencies, and the British government. The organisation works to change the perceptions companies have of homelessness and helps homeless people back into employment. In 2022, at the 40th anniversary of the founding of Business in the Community, Studzinski was named a Fellow of BITC for his leadership of Business Action on Homelessness and his work in support of the former Prince of Wales' Seeing is Believing programme.

Human rights

Now Vice-Chair Emeritus of Human Rights Watch, John Studzinski was an active board member of the NGO for 18 years, running its investment, audit and fundraising committees and establishing its operations in Europe, India and Japan. He has stated that his involvement in Human Rights Watch is an extension of his strong belief in "respect for humanity, justice and dignity. Human dignity, the respect for human life and dignity".

In 2016 he co-founded the Arise Foundation, which combats slavery and human trafficking on the front line around the world. In 2020 he stepped down from chairing the charity to become its Founding President.

From 2016 to 2020 Studzinski served as a Non-Executive Director at the UK government's Home Office, covering audit, risk and compliance, modern slavery and supply-chain transparency, and acted as co-chair of the Business Against Slavery Forum, a UK Government initiative. 

Additional adviserships

In the US John Studzinski serves on the boards of the J. Paul Getty Trust and the American Associates of the Saint Catherine Foundation.  

In the UK he has been Chairman of Benjamin Franklin House Museum since 2008 and in 2018 he endowed the £2million Chair of Innovation at the Royal College of Art, where he served from 2011 to 2020 as a Council member. From 2009 to 2020 he was Chair of Create London, a charity which works with artists to realise new social enterprises, charities and cultural spaces in some of the UK's most deprived communities.  

Over three terms on the board of the Tate (1998-2007), Studzinski participated in the conceptualisation of both Tate Modern 1 and Tate Modern 2, and in fundraising and building projects. Over four decades he donated some £8 million to the Tate.

Other activities

John Studzinski supports the Princess Royal Coaching Academy, an initiative launched in 2021 by the Riding for the Disabled Association, of which the Princess Royal is Patron. It aims to increase learning opportunities for coaches working with disabled horse riders and carriage drivers in the UK.

From 2013 to 2016 Studzinski was President of the American Friends of The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.

In 2024 Studzinski was installed as the next Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University. The university stated that Studzinski's "values and focus on social justice align completely with those of the University." The Chancellor of Leeds Trinity performs a ceremonial role, acting as a key ambassador for the University with one of the key responsibilities being the conferment of degrees at graduation ceremonies.

Honors

Personal life

Studzinski has residences in London and New York, and divides his time between the two cities. Strongly motivated by his spiritual and religious faith, he has a chapel in his historic London home, and prays and reads books on religion and meditation daily. Holding an extensive art collection, he has been an active buyer and seller of art.

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