William P. Carey

William P. Carey
Born	William Polk Carey May 11, 1930
Died	January 2, 2012(2012-01-02) (aged 81)
Education	Gilman School Pomfret School
Alma mater	Princeton University University of Pennsylvania (BA)
Known for	founding W. P. Carey namesake of Carey Business School and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

William Polk Carey (May 11, 1930 – January 2, 2012) was an American philanthropist and businessman. He was the founder of W. P. Carey & Co., a corporate real estate financing firm headquartered in New York City, and donated the funds to establish the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.