James Frederic Rothenberg, CFA, (July 16, 1946 – July 21, 2015), "a leading figure in the investment world",''Harvard Gazette'', "Rothenberg named University's next treasurer" (April 08, 2004 )
served as president and director of Capital Research and Management Co. (a principal subsidiary of the Capital Group Companies Inc.) and as investment adviser to

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. Born in

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, Rothenberg was an alumnus of both

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and Harvard Business School and at the time of his death was a member of the

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. Until he was replaced by Paul Finnegan in 2014, he had also served as the

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. Rothenberg was also a trustee of the

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Caltech Media Relations, "Caltech Names Three New Trustees" (November 16, 2006)
/ref> and donated $15 million to Caltech in March, 2015. He was also a member of the

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. He died on July 21, 2015, of a heart attack.

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Businessweek Executive Profile James F. Rothenberg CFA
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