Richard Menschel

Richard Menschel (January 6, 1934 – March 4, 2026) was an American investment banker, art collector and philanthropist. He was senior director of Goldman Sachs. Through the Charina Endowment Fund and the Charina Foundation, he supported art museums, schools and health charities. He won the 2015 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy.

Early life Richard Menschel was born on January 6, 1934. His father, Benjamin Menschel, was a real estate investor. He has a brother, Robert Menschel, who also works for Goldman Sachs.

Menschel was educated at the Bronx High School of Science. He graduated from Syracuse University, He was a lieutenant in the United States Air Force.

He also served on the board of directors of T. Rowe Price. Through the Charina Endowment Fund, he has donated over $13 million. He was the chairman of Hospital for Special Surgery, He was appointed to the New York City Panel for Educational Policy by mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2002. He was a long-time donor to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. He and his wife endowed The Richard and Ronay Menschel Library at the George Eastman Museum.

With his brother Robert, Menschel received the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy in 2015.