David M. Rubenstein, Smithsonian Institution Regent Emeritus, is Co-Founder and Co- Chairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful private investment firms. He served as Chief Counsel to the US Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments before becoming the Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy during the Carter Administration. He also practiced law in both New York City and Washington, DC. Rubenstein is chairman of the boards of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Gallery of Art, the Economic Club of Washington, and the University of Chicago; a trustee of the World Economic Forum; and a director of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, among other board seats. Rubenstein is an original signer of the Giving Pledge; the host of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations, Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein, and Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein; and the author of The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians (Simon & Shuster, 2019), How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers (Simon & Shuster, 2020), The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream (Simon & Shuster, 2021), and How to Invest (Simon & Shuster, 2022).