Billionaire Harvard Business School alumnus Bill Ackman publicly declared support for former HBS professor Francesca Gino and said he is financing her litigation against Harvard after the university stripped her of tenure. Ackman called the tenure‑removal process an example of a powerful institution destroying a scholar's reputation and urged a re‑examination of the facts. Harvard removed Gino's tenure after an internal review that began in 2023; legal advocates including Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig have produced podcasts and commentary arguing Gino was wrongly judged. Ackman's intervention raises the stakes — turning a faculty misconduct dispute into a high‑profile reputational and legal conflict between a major donor and an elite institution. The case spotlights governance questions around faculty discipline, how universities adjudicate research‑misconduct claims, and the role wealthy alumni in litigation funding. Business schools and provost offices should expect increased scrutiny of tenure‑review processes and potential calls for clearer, more transparent investigatory standards.