David Rubenstein

David Mark Rubenstein (born August 11, 1949) is an American lawyer, businessman, and philanthropist. 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, and former federal government official.

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. Provided by Wikipedia