Valerie Rockefeller Wayne

Valerie Rockefeller Wayne
Born
Valerie Blanchette Rockefeller

1971 (age 52–53)
Alma materStanford University (BA)
Teachers College, Columbia University (MAT)
Bank Street College of Education (M.Ed.)
Occupation(s)Special needs teacher, environmentalist, philanthropist
Spouses
James Douglas Carnegie
(m. 2000; div. 2002)
Steven William Wayne
(m. 2004)
Children3
Parent(s)Jay Rockefeller
Sharon Percy Rockefeller
FamilyRockefeller family

Valerie Blanchette Rockefeller Wayne (born 1971) is an American environmentalist, philanthropist and member of the Rockefeller family. She is a great-great-granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller. Wayne currently serves as co-chair of BankFWD, a network to persuade banks to phase out financing for fossil fuel and to lead on climate. She previously served as chair to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.[1]

She currently also serves on the board of trustees for several organizations, including Achievement First, Asian Cultural Council, Teachers College, Columbia University, Greenwich Academy, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and The Trust for Mutual Understanding.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Valerie Rockefeller". Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  2. ^ "Valerie Rockefeller". Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Impact Investing: Building Bridges across Generations". Retrieved May 22, 2023 – via YouTube.