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.

Biography

He graduated with a BA from

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in 1964 and an MBA from

Columbia University Graduate School of Business Columbia Business School (CBS) is the business school of Columbia University, a private research university in New York City. Established in 1916, Columbia Business School is one of six Ivy League business schools and is one of the oldest busi ...

in 1967.Forbes biography
/ref> From 1982 to 2000, he was a managing director to the

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Spears, Benzak, Salomon & Farrell. He was then the director of Mecox Ventures, another investment firm. He has advised the

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. 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. He is a trustee of the

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, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and

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. He is the vice-chairman of the board of trustees of Rockefeller University and a board member of the

Peterson Institute for International Economics The Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE), known until 2006 as the Institute for International Economics (IIE), is an American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It was founded by C. Fred Bergsten in 1981 and has been led by ...

. In 1984, Salomon was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board.

References

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