Robert Ross

Robert Ross (born Robert Rosen; Later, he began marketing clothing and pharmaceuticals, expanding into various international businesses such as steel, petro chemicals, and electronics.

In 1972, Time magazine dubbed Ross, "one of the new Marco Polos", referring to his far-flung business activities. He subsequently founded the University of Medicine and Health Sciences on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts in 2007.

Personal life Ross was awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. He was married for more than 40 years to his wife, Anne. They had five children and maintained homes in Palm Beach, Florida, and Manhattan, where he died on March 19, 2011, after a 10-year battle with bladder cancer. He was 92 years old.