David Rubenstein is co-founder and co-chair of The Carlyle Group private investment firm. Earlier in his career, Rubenstein practiced law, was a domestic policy adviser to President Carter, and was chief counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments. He hosts “The David Rubenstein Show” and “Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein” on Bloomberg TV. The author of “The American Story,” “How to Lead,” and “The American Experiment,” Rubenstein’s latest book is “How to Invest.” He chairs the Economic Club of Washington, Council on Foreign Relations and the Kennedy Center. Rubenstein is also a member of the American Philosophical Society, a trustee of the World Economic Forum and a director of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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