activist

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Siegel designated Seth Platt, a former executive at activist hedge-fund firm Sarissa Capital, to take Hoffman’s spot on the management committee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“We can only attempt to persuade you to do the right things for your shareholder-partners,” the activist investor said in its letter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Legendary street artist and activist Shepard Fairey was omnipresent at the High Desert Art Fair, which unfolded in and around Pioneertown over two unseasonably hot days last weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

On his website, Lewis describes himself as "a veteran journalist, educator and activist who brings 35 years of movement-building experience to the NDP".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Typical of Black Lives Matter individuals who participated in the Ferguson demonstrations is activist and educator Brittany Packnett, who states that the death of Michael Brown deepened her commitment to social justice.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler