Reminiscences of Christopher G. Oechsli : oral history, 2005-2006.

Biographical Note

Counsel, General Atlantic Group Limited; Lawyer, International Law.

Scope and Contents

Personal background: childhood in Costa Rica, family history, law school at the University of Virginia, teaching law in China, U.S. politics '50s-'80s, China politics '70s-80's, Tiananmen Square protests 1989; Atlantic Philanthropies: General Atlantic Group Limited, General Atlantic Partners, early history, personnel, anonymity, tax structure, investments, grantees, mission, areas of focus; Duty Free Shoppers: business decline late '80s-early '90s, share-holders, LVMH buy-out; Interactions: Michael Gwinnell, Harvey P. Dale, Charles F. Feeney, Paul B. Hannon, George M. Parker, Paul S. Slawson.

Subjects

• Atlantic Philanthropies (Organization)
• China--Politics and government--1976-2002.
• DFS Galleria (Firm)
• Grele, Ronald J., interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Oechsli, Christopher G.--Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• United States--Politics and government--20th century.

Access Conditions

Copyright held by: The Trustees of Columbia University of the City of New York and The Atlantic Philanthropies, 2007.