Justin Rockefeller | |
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Born |
Justin Aldrich Rockefeller July 12, 1979 West Virginia, U.S. |
Residence | New York City, New York |
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Occupation | Venture capitalist |
Spouse(s) | Indré Vengris (m. 2006) |
Parent(s) |
Jay Rockefeller Sharon Percy Rockefeller |
Justin Aldrich Rockefeller (born July 12, 1979) is an American venture capitalist and political activist and a sixth-generation member of the prominent Rockefeller family.
Justin Aldrich Rockefeller was born on July 12, 1979 in West Virginia. He is the youngest son of former West Virginia senator, Jay Rockefeller (b. 1937), and his wife, Sharon Percy Rockefeller (b. 1944). Rockefeller's maternal grandfather was former U.S. Senator Charles H. Percy (1919–2011) while his paternal grandparents were Blanchette Ferry Hooker (1909–1992) and John D. Rockefeller III (1906–1978), the eldest son of philanthropists John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller.
In 2002, Rockefeller graduated with a B.A. from Princeton University.
At age 25, Rockefeller co-founded Generation Engage, a nonprofit nonpartisan organization that used grassroots activism and technology to help politicians and community college students engage with one another. In January 2010, GenerationEngage merged with a similar nonprofit, Mobilize.org.
In 2009, he became a principal with Richmond Management, a global venture capital firm.
Rockefeller is the global director of family offices and foundations at Addepar, a company that writes software to aggregate and analyze financial data. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Richmond Sustainability Foundation and Mobilize.org.
In 2006, Rockefeller, who lives in New York, New York, married to Indré Vengris, a dancer and fashion executive.