"I'm drawn to the extraordinary, whether familiar or not."įor T.T. "I'm not necessarily drawn to the unfamiliar," Sloan said. Minor Elementary School that he hopes will transform the lives of children, the fortunes of a neighborhood and, just maybe, the nation's approach to public education. The multimillionaire philanthropist has launched a closely watched education experiment at T.T. What does Stuart Sloan know about schools?Īdopting one of Seattle's most impoverished schools is the fulfillment of a 7-year-old dream for Sloan. That skepticism has become a familiar refrain for a man who seems drawn to the unfamiliar in his business ventures, but never more so than in his latest undertaking: When he led a group of investors in 1992 in a bid to buy branches owned by Security Pacific Bank, people wondered: What does he know about banking?Īnd when he and a partner bought University Village Shopping Center in 1993, the question came up again: What does Sloan know about malls?
When Stuart Sloan bought the Quality Food Centers grocery-store chain in 1986, people asked: What does Sloan know about groceries? In his first interview since launching the venture last fall, he talks about his motivation - and why he thinks the project can't help but succeed. IN AN EXPERIMENT being watched around the country, former QFC Chairman Stuart Sloan has committed millions of dollars to rejuvenating a struggling Seattle public school.
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