Theodore Roosevelt V ( ) (born November 27, 1942), also called Theodore IV, is an American investment banker and managing director at

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. He is a member of the

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, and the

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, and serves on the Advisory Council of

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, a

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anti-corruption organization. Roosevelt is also a prominent conservationist. His name suffix varies since President Roosevelt's father was Theodore Roosevelt Sr., though the same-named son did not commonly use a "Jr." name suffix.

Early years

Theodore Roosevelt V was born on November 27, 1942. He is the only son of

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(1914–2001) and Anne Mason Babcock (1917–2001). He earned his bachelor's degree from

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in 1965. At Harvard, he was a member of the

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. In 1972, he earned an

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from the

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, where he was a member of the HBS Rugby Club."Theodore Roosevelt, IV." Marquis Who's Who TM. Marquis Who's Who, 2008. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008
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Document Number: K2017505839. Retrieved 2008-11-23. Roosevelt is a great-grandson of President

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. As an Oyster Bay Roosevelt, and through his ancestor Cornelius Van Schaack Jr., he is a descendant of the

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. His maternal grandparents were George Wheeler Babcock (1879—1950) and Anne Mason Bonnycastle Robinson (1886—1923).

Career

After college, he was commissioned as an ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve on June 16, 1965 and served as a

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officer with Underwater Demolition Team 11 ( BUD/S Class 36). After completing BUDS he served for two years in Vietnam with the Navy SEALs. He remained in the Naval Reserve after leaving active duty and was promoted to lieutenant commander on April 1, 1974. He would later then go onto serving in the U.S. State Department as a foreign service officer in

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and the Upper Volta.

Public service

Roosevelt is Chair of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, a Trustee of the

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, a member of the Governing Council of

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, and a Trustee for the

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, the

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, and The Cultural Institutions Retirement System. He is also a Counselor for the China–U.S. Center for Sustainable Development. He sits on the Advisory Council of the nonpartisan anti-corruption organization

, where he served as a consultant in the crafting of the

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. At the Republican Convention in 2000, Roosevelt delivered an address on the environment. He gave the keynote speech at the National Governors Association Annual Meeting in 2001 as well as the keynote address at the Governors Conference on Climate Change in April 2008 sponsored by

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. Most recently, he spoke at the Conference of Parties Climate Summit in December 2009 in Copenhagen sponsored by the European Union Parliament. On April 18, 2016, the day before the New York Republican primary, Roosevelt endorsed Ohio Governor

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for president of the United States.

Personal life

In 1970, Roosevelt married Constance Lane Rogers. They have one son, Theodore Roosevelt VI.

References

External links

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Theodore Theodore may refer to: Places * Theodore, Alabama, United States * Theodore, Australian Capital Territory * Theodore, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Banana, Australia * Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada * Theodore Reservoir, a lake in Sask ...