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Mark Fitler Rockefeller (born 1967) is a fourth-generation member of the Rockefeller family. He is the youngest son of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908–1979) and Happy Rockefeller. Rockefeller is the current Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.[1]
Rockefeller was raised at Kykuit, the central mansion at the Pocantico family estate in Westchester County in New York State. He is a graduate of the Buckley School, Deerfield Academy, and Princeton University, and he received an M.B.A. from Harvard University's Graduate School of Business Administration.[2] He played football, basketball, and baseball at Deerfield, and played football at Princeton as a walk-on.[3]
Rockefeller and his wife own South Fork Properties (South Fork Lodge, situated an hour from Jackson Hole) and South Fork Outfitters, both in Swan Valley, Idaho.[4] He has served as an associate in the Acquisition Finance Group at Chase Securities, Inc. and was elected chairman of the non-profit organization, Historic Hudson Valley, in November 1999.[2] Historic Hudson Valley was founded in 1951 as Sleepy Hollow Restorations by his grandfather, John D. Rockefeller, Jr.; Rockefeller's older brother, Nelson Rockefeller, Jr., also serves on its Board.[5]
In 1998 he married Renee Anne Anisko at the Church of the Magdalene in Pocantico Hills. Renee (born 1968) received a law degree cum laude from Temple University.[4]
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References
- ^ 2010 Board of Directors. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ a b "About Sponsor Direct - Management Team". Sponsor Direct, LLC. http://www.sponsordirect.com/company/management.aspx. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ William N. Wallace (15 October 1988). "College Football Notebook; Many Points Likely at Army". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/15/sports/college-football-notebook-many-points-likely-at-army.html?pagewanted=1.
- ^ a b "Weddings; Renee Anisko, Mark Rockefeller". The New York Times. 17 May 1998. http://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/17/style/weddings-renee-anisko-mark-rockefeller.html?pagewanted=1.
- ^ "Rockefeller Named Chairman of Historic Hudson Valley". Historic Hudson River Towns – official website. Half Moon Press. December 1999. http://www.hudsonriver.com/halfmoonpress/stories/1299rock.htm. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
Rockefeller family Ancestors Johann Peter Rockefeller (1682–1763, arrived in America ca.1723) • (grandson) William Rockefeller • Godfrey Rockefeller (1745–1818) • Godfrey Lewis Rockefeller (1784–1857) • William Avery RockefellerWilliam Avery Rockefeller (1810–1906) Lucy Rockefeller • John Davison Rockefeller (m.) Laura Celestia Spelman Rockefeller • William Avery Rockefeller, Jr. • Mary Ann Rockefeller • Franklin Rockefeller • Francis RockefellerJohn Davison Rockefeller (1839–1937)
William Rockefeller (1841–1922)Elizabeth "Bessie" Rockefeller Strong • Alice Rockefeller • Alta Rockefeller Prentice • Edith Rockefeller McCormick (m.) Harold Fowler McCormick • John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. (m.) Abigail "Abby" Greene Aldrich
Lewis Edward Rockefeller • Emma Rockefeller McAlpin • William Goodsell Rockefeller • John Davison Rockefeller • Percy Avery Rockefeller • Geraldine Rockefeller DodgeElizabeth Rockefeller Strong (1866–1906)
Alta Rockefeller Prentice (1871–1962)
John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. (1874–1960)
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William Goodsell Rockefeller (1870–1922)
Percy Avery Rockefeller (1878–1934)
Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge (1882–1973)Margaret Strong
John Rockefeller Prentice
Abby Rockefeller Mauzé • John D. Rockefeller III (m.) Blanchette Ferry Hooker • Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (m. 1st) Mary Todhunter Clark (m. 2nd) Margaretta Fitler Murphy • Laurance Spelman Rockefeller • Winthrop Rockefeller • David Rockefeller
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Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller • James Stillman Rockefeller • John Sterling Rockefeller
Isabel Rockefeller Lincoln (m.) Frederic Walker Lincoln, Jr. • Avery Rockefeller • Winifred Rockefeller Emeny • Faith Rockefeller Model
Marcellus Hartley Dodge, Jr.John Rockefeller Prentice (1902–1972)
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John D. Rockefeller III (1906–1978)
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908–1979)
Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (1910–2004)
Winthrop Rockefeller (1912–1973)
David Rockefeller (1915)
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Faith Rockefeller Model (1909–1960)Abra Prentice Wilkin
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John Davison ("Jay") Rockefeller IV • Hope Aldrich Rockefeller • Alida Rockefeller Messinger
Rodman Rockefeller • Steven Clark Rockefeller • Michael Rockefeller • Mark Fitler Rockefeller
Laura Spelman Rockefeller Chasin • Marion French Rockefeller
Winthrop Paul Rockefeller
David Rockefeller, Jr. • Abby Rockefeller • Neva Rockefeller Goodwin • Peggy Dulany • Eileen Rockefeller Growald
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Robert ModelJay Rockefeller (1937)
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Rodman Rockefeller (1932–2000)
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