09-16-2026FAST COMPANY INNOVATION FESTIVAL

‘Dont tell Saturday Night Live´: Bill Ackman set to tear down SNL Upper West Side studio for brain research institute plans

Billionaire Bill Ackman took the stage at the Fast Company Innovation Festival, sharing details on his upcoming brain research institute in NYC.

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BY María José Gutiérrez Chávez

American hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is planning to tear down the Saturday Night Live building to make way for his new brain research institute on Manhattan’s Upper........

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