David Rubenstein | |
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Born | [1] Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | August 11, 1949
Education | Duke University (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
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Title | Co-founder and chairman, The Carlyle Group President, Alfalfa Club Owner, Baltimore Orioles |
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Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations | |
Assumed office July 1, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Carla Hills Robert Rubin |
Website | www.davidrubenstein.com |
David Mark Rubenstein (born August 11, 1949) is an American lawyer, businessman, and philanthropist. A former government official,[2] he is a co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group,[3][4] a private equity firm based in Washington, D.C. Rubenstein is also the principal owner of the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB), acquiring the team in 2024 for $1.7 billion.[5]
Rubenstein is the chairman of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Gallery of Art, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. He is a former board of trustees chairman at Duke University and the Smithsonian Institution. He served as co-chair of the board at Brookings Institution. In 2022, he became chair of the University of Chicago's board of trustees.[6] According to Forbes, Rubenstein had an estimated net worth of $3.7 billion in mid-2024.[7]
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