David Rockefeller Biography

David Rockefeller was an American banker and philanthropist, and also the oldest living member of the well-known Rockefeller family at the time of his death in March 2017. He served as a chairman and chief executive of the Chase Manhattan Corporation for several years. After completing his studies, he spent a few years in government service before joining the military during the World War II. During the war years he served for military intelligence, setting up political and economic intelligence units in France and North Africa. He began his banking career following the war. He joined the sector as an assistant manager in the foreign department of a bank and soon rose to the designations of an assistant cashier, then second vice president and finally the vice president. He was involved with the Council for Foreign Relations and the Centre for Inter-American Relations and it led to his interest in Latin American affairs and in foreign affairs in general. He was famous for his skills in international banking and was quite a familiar figure to the head of states and the global ministers. He died at the age of 101 in 2017 and was regarded as the world’s oldest billionaire at the time of his death.