Stephen A. Schwarzman, American businessman and philanthropist, generously contributed in 2023 to the restoration of the towers of the Château de Chambord and in 2017 to the recreation of the Château’s formal gardens.
“Chambord is a national treasure, with significant importance to the cultural heritage of France, the French people as well as the international community. I’m proud to provide additional support for this restoration to ensure future generations can enjoy and learn from all that Chambord has to offer.” Stephen A. Schwarzman
Mr. Schwarzman is Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Blackstone, one of the world’s leading investment firms with $1 trillion in AUM (as of June 30, 2023) and businesses in private equity, real estate, hedge funds, credit, infrastructure and life sciences. In both business and philanthropy, he dedicates himself to tackling big problems with transformative solutions. Mr. Schwarzman’s major gifts include £200 million to help establish a new centre at the University of Oxford to redefine the study of the humanities for the 21st century, $350 million to create a new college at MIT dedicated to the study of artificial intelligence, $150 million to build a first-of-its-kind student centre at Yale, and $100 million to renovate and expand the New York Public Library. He also founded an international fellowship program, Schwarzman Scholars, at Tsinghua University in Beijing to educate future leaders about China. At over $575 million, the program is modelled on the Rhodes Scholarship and is the single largest philanthropic effort in China’s history coming largely from international donors. In addition to Chambord, Mr. Schwarzman is a patron of the Louvre and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. The Republic of France has awarded Mr. Schwarzman both the Légion d’Honneur and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres at the Commandeur level. Mr. Schwarzman is one of the only Americans to receive both awards recognizing significant contributions to France. He was also awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle, Mexico’s highest honour for foreigners, for his work on behalf of the U.S. in support of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement in 2018. Mr. Schwarzman holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Since 2018, Mr. Timothy Haley has generously supported the Domaine national de Chambord. In particular, he financed the restoration of the Hannetière lodge and the development of the winery. Owner of a nature reserve in the United States, Timothy Haley attaches particular importance to biodiversity, which he considers to be one of the great current challenges facing humanity. To extend his commitment, Mr. Haley dedicated his support to actions to preserve the biodiversity of Chambord, by contributing to the scientific and educational project relating to the study and monitoring of the species of osprey, which nest in the heart of the forest.
“I believe Chambord is involved in a fascinating number of important and critical biodiversity projects that are a model for me on my own ranch. I believe that Chambord should be a model not only for France, but for the whole world.” Timothy Haley
Timothy Haley is a great American landowner. He was Managing Director of several companies specializing in venture capital, such as International Venture Partners and Redpoint Ventures, which he co-founded. He is a member of the board of directors of numerous companies, notably serving on the board of directors of Netflix. He is very involved in protecting the environment and biodiversity. In 2022, Timothy Haley and his wife Ethna McGourty-Haley received the French medal of the Order of Agricultural Merit.
Generali France was the major sponsor of Chambord’ 500th anniversary in 2019. Its support was dedicated to two projects:
For the 500th anniversary in 2019, EDF created a special show on the château. The natural light of the sun and the moon that reveals Chambord’s beauty inspires this new lighting.
The illuminations were offered by EDF.
Groupe ADP hosted an exhibition of photos of Chambord in 2019 at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly airports.
In 2018, AXA France financially supported the restoration of the Great perspective, an axis on the estate that crosses the château from north to south.
