David Rubenstein
David Rubenstein is the Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the largest and most successful private investment firms in the world. Since co-founding the firm in 1987, The Carlyle Group has grown into a firm managing $400 billion from 33 offices around the world. Earlier in his career, he practiced law, was a domestic policy adviser to President Carter, and was Chief Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments. Rubenstein is a leader in the area of Patriotic Philanthropy. He is an original signer of The Giving Pledge, a significant donor to numerous non profit organizations, and a recipient of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, and the MoMA’s David Rockefeller Award, among other philanthropic awards. Today, he serves as the host of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations on Bloomberg TV and PBS, Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein on Bloomberg TV, and Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein on PBS.
David Rubenstein Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and Co-Chairman
Academic History
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J.D., Law
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B.A., Political Science, Magna Cum Laude
He co-founded The Carlyle Group, a leveraged buyout shop that has grown into one of the largest private equity firms in the world.
The Carlyle Group was founded in 1987 by David Rubensteien, William Conway Jr., and Daniel D'Aniello.
The firm has 2,200+ professionals operating in 30+ offices across 4 continents. They aim to drive long-term value for investors, companies, shareholders, people, and communities.
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Chairman of the Board, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Chairman of the Board, Council on Foreign Relations
Chairman of the Board, Economic Club of Washington
Chairman of the Board, University of Chicago
Trustee, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Trustee, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Trustee, Institute for Advanced Study
Member, American Philosophical Society
Chairman, Harvard Global Advisory Council
Board Member, World Economic Forum Global Shapers Community
PHILANTHROPY
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
Monticello
Montpelier
Mount Vernon
Arlington House
Iwo Jima Memorial
The Kennedy Center
The Smithsonian
The National Archives
The National Zoo
The Library of Congress
LAW CAREER
He practiced law in New York with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
He served as Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments.
During the Carter Administration, he was Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.
After his White House service and before co-founding Carlyle, he practiced law in Washington with Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Rubenstein has been profiled and featured in numerous leading financial media outlets and publications.
He has appeared in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, The New York Times, CNN, Fox Business, Business Insider, CNBC, and more.