Roland W. Betts

Roland Betts (right) with US President George W. Bush in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, February 9, 2002

Roland Whitney Betts (born May 25, 1946) is an American investor, film producer, developer, and owner of Chelsea Piers in New York City. A classmate and Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) fraternity brother of George W. Bush, Betts was the lead owner in Bush's Texas Rangers partnership. He is a graduate of St. Paul's School ('64), Yale ('68) and Columbia Law School ('78).[1]

Roland and Lois Betts celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary in 2012. They have two daughters, Maggie[2] and Jessica.

  1. ^ "Chelsea Piers: Roland W. Betts executive profile". www.chelseapiers.com. May 6, 2010. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  2. ^ BERNSTEIN, Jacob (April 2, 2014). "Her Mother's Life as a Prequel - Maggie Betts: Socialite Turned Filmmaker". New York Times. Retrieved July 20, 2014.