David Rubenstein is the co-founder of The Carlyle Group, an American private equity firm. Rubenstein grew up in Baltimore, and graduated from Duke University magna cum laude in 1970. He earned his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1973. Prior to starting Carlyle, Rubenstein was a domestic policy advisor to President Jimmy Carter and worked in private practice in Washington, D.C. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland. The Carlyle Group is a Washington, D.C. based global private equity investment firm with at least $44. ... Private equity is a broad term that refers to any type of equity investment in an asset in which the equity is not freely tradable on a public stock market. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town, B-more Motto: Get In On It (formerly The City That Reads and The Greatest City in America; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Location Location of Baltimore in Maryland Coordinates , Government Country State County United... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Duke was founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, moved to Durham in 1892. ... The University of Chicago Law School is a part of the University of Chicago. ... For other persons named Jimmy Carter, see Jimmy Carter (disambiguation). ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D... Bethesda is an urbanized, but unincorporated, area in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a church located there, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1850, which in turn took its name from Jerusalems Pool of Bethesda. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,417 sq mi (32,160 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33...

Rubenstein is also active in philanthropy, and has made large gifts to Duke's Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and Johns Hopkins University. The Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University is named after former Duke president and Governor of North Carolina Terry Sanford, who established the universitys Institute for Public Policy Studies in 1971. ... John F. Kennedy School of Government The John F. Kennedy School of Government is a one of the nations premier public policy schools and one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) , is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Founded in 1636,[1] Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning still operating in the United States. ... The Johns Hopkins University, founded in 1876, is a private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. ...

External links

• Carlyle biography