Richard E. Salomon

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Richard E. Salomon is an American investment banker and philanthropist. He served as a member of the board of directors of the Council on Foreign Relations from 2003 to 2013 and again from 2014 to 2017. [1]

Biography

He graduated with a BA from Yale University in 1964 and an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business in 1967. [2] [3] From 1982 to 2000, he was a managing director to the investment firm Spears, Benzak, Salomon & Farrell. [4] [2] He was then the director of Mecox Ventures, another investment firm. [4] [2] [3] He has advised the Rockefeller family. [4] [2] [3]

He is a managing partner of East End Advisors, LLC, chairman of the advisory board of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management Group, and a director of Boston Properties. [4] [2] [3]

He is a trustee of the Museum of Modern Art, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and The New York Public Library. [4] [2] [3] [5] He is the vice-chairman of the board of trustees of Rockefeller University and a board member of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. [4] [6] In 1984, Salomon was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board.

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