David Tepper, With $67 Million Gift, Recalls Early Life

David Tepper woke up this morning in Pittsburgh facing a day filled with promise for his Pennsylvania hometown.

He would be announcing a $67 million donation to Carnegie Mellon University. Bringing his total gifts to more than $125 million, it would make Tepper, 56, the largest donor in the school’s history. Within a few hours he would attend a ceremony to inaugurate the Pittsburgh university’s ninth president.