David Rockefeller

David Rockefeller
Rockefeller in 1984
Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations
In office
1970–1985
Preceded byJohn J. McCloy
Succeeded byPeter George Peterson
Personal details
Born(1915-06-12)June 12, 1915
New York City, U.S.
DiedMarch 20, 2017(2017-03-20) (aged 101)
Pocantico Hills, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1940; died 1996)
Children
Parents
RelativesRockefeller family
Education
Occupation
  • Financial executive
  • philanthropist
  • writer
ProfessionInvestment banker
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1942–1945
RankCaptain
Battles/warsWorld War II

David Rockefeller (June 12, 1915 – March 20, 2017) was an American economist and investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the third generation of the Rockefeller family, and family patriarch from 2004 until his death in 2017.[1] Rockefeller was the fifth son and youngest child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and a grandson of John D. Rockefeller and Laura Spelman Rockefeller.

He was noted for his wide-ranging political connections and foreign travel, in which he met with many foreign leaders. His fortune was estimated at $3.3 billion at the time of his death.[2]

  1. ^ "James S. Rockefeller, 102, Dies; Was a Banker and a '24 Olympian". The New York Times. August 11, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2012. James Stillman Rockefeller, who helped capture an Olympic rowing title for the United States before a banking career with a company that eventually become Citigroup, died yesterday at his home in Greenwich, Conn., his family announced. He was 102.
  2. ^ "David Rockefeller, Sr". Forbes. Retrieved March 20, 2017.