Primary Job Title Founder Primary Organization Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
Gender Male
Charles Schusterman (z"l) was Chairman of the Board of Samson Investment Company and Co-founder of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation.
Charles formed Samson in 1971 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Samson is engaged in the production, development and exploration for oil and gas reserves everywhere from the deep waters of the Gulf of
Mexico through most states west of the Mississippi to the frozen tundra of Canada, as well as in Russia and Venezuela. Today, Samson ranks among the 20 largest independent oil and gas companies in the United States.
Widely known and respected for his business skills, Charles was featured in Fortune magazine and served on many corporate boards of directors. Included among those groups were several Oklahoma financial institutions and various regional independent oil and gas associations.
PEJE (the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education), Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, the Energy Institute of the Americas and the Israel Arts & Science Academy.
