Rockefeller Family - International Politics/finance/economics

International Politics/finance/economics

The family has been awarded the annual UNA-USA’s Global Leadership Award, along with other recipients over time, including Bill Clinton and Michael Bloomberg. Members of the Rockefeller family into the fourth generation (especially the prominent banker and statesman David Rockefeller, who is the present family patriarch) have been heavily involved in international politics, and have donated money, established or been involved in the following major international institutions:

  • The Council on Foreign Relations - David, David Jr., Nelson, John D. 3rd, John D. IV (Jay), Peggy Dulany, Rockefeller Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
  • The Trilateral Commission - David, Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
  • The Bilderberg Group - David, John D. IV.
  • The Asia Society - John D. 3rd, John D. IV, Charles, David.
  • The Population Council - John D. 3rd.
  • The Council of the Americas - David.
  • The Group of Thirty - The Rockefeller Foundation.
  • The World Economic Forum - David.
  • The Brookings Institution - Junior.
  • The Peterson Institute (Formerly the Institute for International Economics) - David, Monica.
  • The International Executive Service Corps - David.
  • The Institute for Pacific Relations - Junior.
  • The League of Nations - Junior.
  • The United Nations - Junior, John D. 3rd, Nelson, David, Peggy Dulany, Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
  • The United Nations Association - David. Monica.

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