Whitney Tilson, a philanthropist and educator, is running as a Democratic candidate for NYC mayor in 2025. Raised in Tanzania and Nicaragua, he earned degrees from Harvard College and Harvard Business School. A founding member of Teach For America, Tilson has championed education reform, minority-owned businesses, and public service. After managing a hedge fund for 18 years, he shifted to writing, activism, and crisis response, including building a COVID-19 field hospital and delivering aid in Ukraine. His campaign focuses on public safety, government efficiency, affordable housing, and homelessness, promising to challenge entrenched interests and put people over politics.
