Akron industrialist and philanthropist David Brennan — who once carried the nickname "the Wizard of Main Street" — died Sunday afternoon. He was 87. Brennan was best known in recent years for founding the for-profit charter school company White Hat Management in 2000 and donating millions of dollars to Summa Health. White Hat Management, a pioneer of school choice in Ohio, sold the last of its contracts to run charter schools in August. "His biggest contribution was helping so many young people in the state of Ohio through his work with school choice," his daughter Nancy Brennan said Monday...
