David Rubenstein

Who is this?

David Mark Rubenstein ( ROO-ben-styne; born August 11, 1949) is an American lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, and former federal government official. He is a co-founder and co-chairman of the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm based in Washington, D.C. Rubenstein is also the principal owner of Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Baltimore Orioles. Rubenstein is the chairman of 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 the Brookings Institution. In 2022, he became chair of the University of Chicago's board of trustees. According to Forbes, Rubenstein had an estimated net worth of $3.7 billion in mid-2024. Rubenstein was the chairman of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts from 2010 until 2025, when he was replaced by president Donald Trump.

Career

1. 1949
   Born
2. 2014
   Won Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland
3. 2025
   Won Presidential Medal of Freedom
4. Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
5. Won Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Baltimore
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: entrepreneur, financier, lawyer, podcaster
• •Spouse: Alice Rogoff