David Rubenstein
David Rubenstein | |
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Rubenstein in 2024 | |
| Born | August 11, 1949 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| 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 |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom (2025) |
| 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, 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 the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB), acquiring the team in 2024 for $1.7 billion.
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 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 incumbent president Donald Trump.