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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Historical Roster of Directors and Officers". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Boston Properties biography".
  3. ^ a b c d e Forbes biography
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Council on Foreign Relations biography".
  5. ^ "Officers and trustees | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
  6. ^ "Board of Directors". PIIE. March 9, 2016.