Atlas Co-Founder Gives WashU $200 Million for New Health School

Washington University in St. Louis

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Andrew Bursky and his wife pledged $200 million through their family foundation to name a newly created school of public health at Washington University in St. Louis.

The gift from the co-founder of Atlas Holdings, a private equity firm, is the largest in the university’s history, WashU said in a statement on Wednesday.