What was David Rockefeller's Net Worth?

David Rockefeller was an American investment banker who had a net worth of $2.9 billion at the time of his death.

Before his death on March 20, 2017 at the age of 101, David was the oldest living member of the Rockefeller family. He was born on June 12, 1915 in New York City. His grandfather was John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil and one of the wealthiest people in human history. At the time of death in 1937, John D. Rockefeller had an inflation-adjusted net worth of $340 BILLION. David's father John D. Rockefeller Jr. developed Rockefeller Center in Manhattan.

David Rockefeller served as the chairman of the Chase Manhattan Corporation from 1969 to 1981. The fifth son and youngest child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich, he was the oldest living member of the third generation of the prominent Rockefeller family. Beyond his business career, he was known for his many political connections, international travels, and philanthropic endeavors.

Early Life and Education

David Rockefeller was born on June 12, 1915 in New York City as the fifth son and youngest of six children of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich. His siblings were Abby, John III, Nelson, Laurance, and Winthrop. The kids' paternal grandfather was business tycoon John D. Rockefeller Sr., whose wife was Laura Spelman. As a youth, David Rockefeller was educated at the experimental Lincoln School in Harlem. For his higher education, he attended Harvard University, from which he graduated cum laude in 1936. Rockefeller also studied economics for a year at the London School of Economics. Returning to the United States, he enrolled at the University of Chicago, where he obtained his PhD in 1940.