The heightened sensitivity around Israel and Palestine hit home last week at Two Sigma, the $60 billion New York-based quant fund manager. The firm's leadership faced internal criticism last week following its regular companywide Wednesday email, according to sources familiar with the situation. The company is also backdating donations to these organizations to October 7, the date of the deadly attacks. "We are horrified by the recent terrorist attacks in Israel and devastated by the loss of innocent civilian lives in the region. In response, last week we launched a 2:1 company match for employee donations made to organizations providing critical support and humanitarian relief," a statement from a Two Sigma spokesperson said.

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Persons: Bill Ackman, Marc Rowan, maters — Organizations: Sigma, Google, USA, Committee, United, Finance, Pershing, maters — Harvard, University of Pennsylvania Locations: Israel, Palestine, York, Gaza, United Nations