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David Rockefeller Jr., a prominent environmentalist, businessman and philanthropist, spoke on Feb. 27, 2024.
A lifelong sailor and conservationist, Rockefeller founded the non-profit Sailors for the Sea, now a component of Oceana, which is an international organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the world’s oceans.
Rockefeller has held many leadership positions in Rockefeller-related entities and in nonprofits that support the arts, education and the environment.
He is a former trustee and chairman of the Rockefeller Foundation and former president of the Rockefeller Family Fund. He is a trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
All three 2024 Signature Speaker Series engagements are being sponsored by the Stanley M. Rumbough, Jr. Legal Society through a gift from the late Cynthia Van Buren. The Rumbough Society is named for the late businessman, philanthropist and former co-chairman and CEO of the Civic Association.