Richard E. Salomon is an American investment banker and philanthropist. He served as a member of the board of directors of the Council on Foreign Relations from 2003 to 2013 and again from 2014 to 2017.[1]
He graduated with a BA from Yale University in 1964 and an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business in 1967.[2] [3] From 1982 to 2000, he was a managing director to the investment firm Spears, Benzak, Salomon & Farrell.[4] [2] He was then the director of Mecox Ventures, another investment firm.[4] [2] [3] He has advised the Rockefeller family.[4] [2] [3]
He is a managing partner of East End Advisors, LLC, chairman of the advisory board of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management Group, and a director of Boston Properties.[4] [2] [3]
He is a trustee of the Museum of Modern Art, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and The New York Public Library.[4] [2] [3] [5] He is the vice-chairman of the board of trustees of Rockefeller University and a board member of the Peterson Institute for International Economics.[4] [6] In 1984, Salomon was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board.