Theodore Roosevelt V

Theodore Roosevelt V
Born c. 1976 (age 3940)
Education Princeton University
Occupation Businessman, environmentalist
Employer GoldenTree Asset Management
Board member of New York League of Conservation Voters
Spouse(s) Serena Clare Torrey
(m. 2008–present)
Parent(s) Theodore Roosevelt IV
Constance Lane Rogers
Relatives Theodore Roosevelt III (grandfather)

Theodore Roosevelt V (born c. 1976) is an American businessman and environmentalist. His parents are investment banker Theodore Roosevelt IV (born 1942) and Constance Lane Rogers. He is a great-great-grandson of US President Theodore Roosevelt.

Biography

Until 2008, Roosevelt worked at the investment bank Lehman Brothers;[1] he was a Senior Vice President in fixed income at its successor, Barclays Capital. Roosevelt joined New York based hedge fund Goldentree Asset Management in late 2010 where he currently serves as a Managing Director.[2] Roosevelt is a board member of the New York League of Conservation Voters[3] and is the Vice Chair of ecoAmerica.[2] He was an early supporter of President Barack Obama's environmental policies.[4] At 32, Roosevelt married Serena Clare Torrey on September 12, 2008,[5] just two days before Lehman declared bankruptcy. He graduated from Deerfield Academy and Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

He has competed in multiple full length Ironman races, including the 2012 US Championship in New York and the 2012 World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.[6]

References

  1. "Lehman Brothers’ presidential connections". fortune.cnn.com. CNN. November 25, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Theodore Roosevelt V – ecoAmerica – ecoAmerican Board Members". ecoamerica.org. ecoamerica, washington D.C. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
  3. "Theodore Roosevelt V – NYLCV – New York League of Conservation Voters". nylcv.org. New York League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  4. "Support from Environmental Leaders". Obama '08. 2008. Archived from the original on March 20, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  5. "Weddings and Celebrations: Serena Torrey, Theodore Roosevelt V". The New York Times. September 13, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  6. "Ironman Foundation". Ironmanfoundation.org. Ironman Foundation. Retrieved February 24, 2014.


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