The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
David Rubenstein is a prominent private equity investor and philanthropist known for his efforts in education and public service. This interview reveals his diplomatic approach to leadership, emphasizing collaboration and understanding in addressing societal challenges.
“The first billionaire in the United States was relatively reclusive. Now you have these multi-billionaires, these centibillionaires, and they are accessible. I mean, they're not walking around the street like everybody else, but they go to meetings and they, you know, you can get meetings with them. You can do interviews of them.”
“Country schools, and we don't teach very much about American history. You can graduate from almost any college in the United States without having to take an American history course. Now, the situation is such so bad that recently in a survey, two-thirds of Americans couldn't even name the three branches of our federal government.”
“Like in anything, it's practice. So in writing, writing as much as you can, writing in my case, memos or writing other things that people might read publicly, but just practicing writing, having somebody go over with you and pointing out the mistakes and learning how to make sure you understand grammar and punctuation.”
“Venture capital fund. So Washington is a place where Howard really is the ultimate card and it means something to people. And it's interesting when you don't have the power, you're outhailing a cab with everybody else. But when you have the power, you can get almost anything done and you want in Washington.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 180 - David Rubenstein
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