Justin Rockefeller
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Justin Aldrich Rockefeller (born July 12, 1979 in West Virginia
) is a venture capitalist and political activist.
Rockefeller is the youngest son of West Virginia's prominent United States Senator Jay Rockefeller
and his wife, Sharon Percy Rockefeller
, and is a fifth generation member of the Rockefeller family
. He is the grandson of former U.S. Senator Charles H. Percy
. He attended Princeton University
, from which he graduated in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in Politics.
At age 25, Rockefeller co-founded the nonprofit nonpartisan
organization, GenerationEngage, which used grassroots activism and technology to facilitate the ease with which politicians and community college students engage with one another. In January 2010, GenerationEngage merged with a similar nonprofit, Mobilize.org. In 2009 he joined as a Principal with Richmond Management, a global venture capital firm. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Rockefeller Brothers Fund
, Richmond Sustainability Foundation and Mobilize.org. Rockefeller was a 2008 honoree of the Edwin P. Hubble Medal of Initiative, the city of Marshfield, Missouri
's highest honor. He has also received a 2009 Ashoka
“Entrepreneur for the Good and Close Co-Venturer” award, the 2009 TEAK Fellowship Volunteer of the Year Award, a 2008 New Leaders Council Forty Under 40 Emerging Leaders Award, and the 2007 Common Cause
Andrew Heiskell
Youth Democracy in Action Award.
Rockefeller is married and lives in Palo Alto, California.
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
) is a venture capitalist and political activist.
Rockefeller is the youngest son of West Virginia's prominent United States Senator Jay Rockefeller
Jay Rockefeller
John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia. He was first elected to the Senate in 1984, while in office as Governor of West Virginia, a position he held from 1977 to 1985...
and his wife, Sharon Percy Rockefeller
Sharon Percy Rockefeller
Sharon Percy Rockefeller is the wife of former Governor of West Virginia and current U.S. Senator John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV of West Virginia and served as that state's First Lady from 1977 to 1985....
, and is a fifth generation member of the Rockefeller family
Rockefeller family
The Rockefeller family , the Cleveland family of John D. Rockefeller and his brother William Rockefeller , is an American industrial, banking, and political family of German origin that made one of the world's largest private fortunes in the oil business during the late 19th and early 20th...
. He is the grandson of former U.S. Senator Charles H. Percy
Charles H. Percy
Charles Harting "Chuck" Percy was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964. He was elected United States Senator from Illinois in 1966, re-elected through his term ending in 1985; he concentrated on business and foreign relations...
. He attended Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, from which he graduated in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in Politics.
At age 25, Rockefeller co-founded the nonprofit nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
In political science, nonpartisan denotes an election, event, organization or person in which there is no formally declared association with a political party affiliation....
organization, GenerationEngage, which used grassroots activism and technology to facilitate the ease with which politicians and community college students engage with one another. In January 2010, GenerationEngage merged with a similar nonprofit, Mobilize.org. In 2009 he joined as a Principal with Richmond Management, a global venture capital firm. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund , , is an international philanthropic organisation created and run by members of the Rockefeller family. It was set up in New York City in 1940 as the primary philanthropic vehicle of the five famous Rockefeller brothers: John D...
, Richmond Sustainability Foundation and Mobilize.org. Rockefeller was a 2008 honoree of the Edwin P. Hubble Medal of Initiative, the city of Marshfield, Missouri
Marshfield, Missouri
Marshfield is a city in Webster County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,633 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat and part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
's highest honor. He has also received a 2009 Ashoka
Ashoka
Ashok Maurya or Ashoka , popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from ca. 269 BC to 232 BC. One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over most of present-day India after a number of military conquests...
“Entrepreneur for the Good and Close Co-Venturer” award, the 2009 TEAK Fellowship Volunteer of the Year Award, a 2008 New Leaders Council Forty Under 40 Emerging Leaders Award, and the 2007 Common Cause
Common Cause
Common Cause is a self-described nonpartisan, nonprofit lobby and advocacy organization. It was founded in 1970 by John W. Gardner, a Republican former cabinet secretary under Lyndon Johnson, as a "citizens' lobby" with a mission focused on making U.S. political institutions more open and...
Andrew Heiskell
Andrew Heiskell
Andrew Heiskell was chairman and CEO of Time Inc. , and also known for his philanthropy, including for the New York Public Library...
Youth Democracy in Action Award.
Rockefeller is married and lives in Palo Alto, California.
See also
- Rockefeller familyRockefeller familyThe Rockefeller family , the Cleveland family of John D. Rockefeller and his brother William Rockefeller , is an American industrial, banking, and political family of German origin that made one of the world's largest private fortunes in the oil business during the late 19th and early 20th...
- Jay RockefellerJay RockefellerJohn Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia. He was first elected to the Senate in 1984, while in office as Governor of West Virginia, a position he held from 1977 to 1985...
- Sharon Percy RockefellerSharon Percy RockefellerSharon Percy Rockefeller is the wife of former Governor of West Virginia and current U.S. Senator John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV of West Virginia and served as that state's First Lady from 1977 to 1985....
- Charles H. PercyCharles H. PercyCharles Harting "Chuck" Percy was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964. He was elected United States Senator from Illinois in 1966, re-elected through his term ending in 1985; he concentrated on business and foreign relations...