F. Warren Hellman

Beloved Father, Husband, Brother;
Private Equity Pioneer;
Founder of San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

“What does move me is the philanthropic stuff,” he told Forbes magazine in 2006. “Giving really does move me. Part of it is selfish. It’s fun to be appreciated. But the other part is that good things really are growing.”

He called the bluegrass gathering a “selfish gift,” one that he, the musicians and the community could all enjoy.

“How could you have more fun than that? What the hell is money for if it isn’t for something like that?”