{"id":586,"date":"2023-04-11T14:48:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T14:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iconic-america-staging.console.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/?page_id=586"},"modified":"2023-04-17T20:16:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T20:16:11","slug":"david-rubenstein","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/about-the-series\/david-rubenstein\/","title":{"rendered":"About David Rubenstein"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iconic-america-staging.console.pbs.org\/weta\/iconic-america\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/DSC_0316-1.jpeg\" alt=\"David Rubenstein\" class=\"wp-image-582\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>David M. Rubenstein is Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm. Mr. Rubenstein is Chairman of the Boards of the John F. 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