Michael Recanati

Michael Recanati (; 1957–2015) was an American businessman and philanthropist.

Early life Michael Recanati was born in 1957. His father, Raphael Recanati was an Israeli-American businessman and philanthropist. It closed down in 2001. In 2008, Recanati founded Really Cool Foods, an organic food company. It closed down in 2011.

Recanati served as the chairman of 511 Equities.

Philanthropy Recanati endowed the Dina and Raphael Recanati Professorship in Immunology at the Harvard Medical School in honor of his parents in 1992. Dr Jerome Groopman is the current chair. He also endowed the Recanati Family Professor of Science and professor of Microbiology and Medicine at the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine at New York University

In 2002, Recanati and his partner Ira Statfeld made a $5 million donation to the then Hampton Day School, taking control of the board of trustees and changing the name of the school to the Morriss Center in honor of Statfeld's father, however the school merged with the Ross School in 2006. In 2007, it was reported that Recanati and his partner had donated $30 million to the Child Study Center at New York University to establish an Asperger's Institute.

Personal life Recanati and his partner Ira Statfeld had one son.

His partner at time of death was Tom Schalk.