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Marc Mezvinsky

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Marc Mezvinsky
Mezvinsky in 2017
Born (1977-12-10) December 10, 1977 (age 46)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationStanford University (BA)
Pembroke College, Oxford (MA)
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
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(m. 2010)​
Children3
Parents
RelativesNorton Mezvinsky (uncle)
Bill Clinton (father-in-law)
Hillary Clinton (mother-in-law)

Marc Mezvinsky (born December 10, 1977) is an American investor and partner at TPG.[1] He has served previously as vice chairman at Social Capital.[2] He is the husband of Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.[3]

Early life and education

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Mezvinsky was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up attending a Conservative Jewish synagogue[4] and Friends' Central School, a Quaker school outside of Philadelphia. His parents are both former Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives. His father is Edward Mezvinsky (b. 1937) and his mother is Marjorie Margolies (b. 1942).[5]

Mezvinsky has 10 brothers and sisters, including five adopted siblings.[6] His mother wrote a book, They Came to Stay, about her experiences adopting children from Korea and Vietnam as a single woman.[7] The Mezvinskys took a number of refugee families into their home and arranged surgeries and adoptions for distressed children from abroad.[8]

Mezvinsky graduated from Stanford University in 2000, earning a BA in religious studies and philosophy.[9] He then attended Pembroke College, Oxford, where he received his MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.[10]

Personal life

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Mezvinsky and Clinton at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

Mezvinsky first met Chelsea Clinton as a teenager at a 1993 Democratic political retreat in Hilton Head, South Carolina[11][12] as Mezvinsky's parents had both been members of Congress[13] and were friends with the Clintons in the 1990s. They were first reported to be a couple in 2005, and became engaged in 2009.[14] In July 2010, Mezvinsky married Chelsea Clinton in an interfaith ceremony in Rhinebeck, New York.[15]

On September 26, 2014, Chelsea Clinton gave birth to their daughter Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky.[16] On June 18, 2016, Clinton gave birth to their son Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky.[17][18] On July 22, 2019, she gave birth to their second son, Jasper Clinton Mezvinsky.[19]

Philanthropy

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Mezvinsky serves on the board[20] of the Pembroke College Foundation and the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, an organization dedicated to transforming the future of medicine through collaboration and patient-centered research.[21] He also served on the board of Madison Square Park Conservancy.[22]

Business career

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After graduation, he worked at Goldman Sachs as an emerging markets foreign exchange strategist, and later went on to join the global macro proprietary trading desk.[23] He served as senior partner at 3G Capital[23] before leaving to start his own hedge fund, Eaglevale Partners, a traditional multi-strategy investment fund, focused on currencies, commodities and bonds.[3] Eaglevale Partners closed in 2016.[24] Mezvinsky joined Social Capital as Vice Chairman in 2017[25] where he helped the firm manage its business development and growing portfolio of companies.[26] He left Social Capital in the spring of 2018.

In 2019, Mezvinsky joined TPG as a managing director and business unit partner. In 2022, Mezvinsky became a partner of the firm.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "TPG". TPG. October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Social Capital has hired Marc Mezvinsky as the investment firm morphs its business". Recode. May 18, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "For Clintons, a Hedge Fund in the Family". The New York Times. March 22, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Bocella, Kathy (July 30, 2010). "The quiet Main Liner who's marrying Chelsea Clinton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on August 5, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
  5. ^ "Chelsea's Engagement: Heir A Parents". NPR. December 2, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "10 Things You Should Know About Chelsea Clinton's Husband Marc Mezvinsky". Town & Country. October 12, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "Needed: more than love and patience; They Came To Stay". The New York Times. February 29, 1976. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  8. ^ "The Mother of All Candidates". Washington Post. October 28, 1992. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "For Clintons, a Hedge Fund in the Family". New York Times. March 22, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  10. ^ "Marc Mezvinsky". The North American Pembrokian. June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  11. ^ Janes, DeAnna (6 March 2020). "Chelsea Clinton Met Her Husband at a Democratic Political Retreat as a Teenager". Oprah Magazine.
  12. ^ Casella, Stephanie (21 December 2015). "How Did Chelsea Clinton & Marc Mezvinsky Meet? The Expectant Parents Have A Sweet Story From Long Ago". Bustle.
  13. ^ "Meet Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky's Dad, Marc Mezvinsky". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  14. ^ Baker, Peter (November 30, 2009). "Chelsea Clinton Announces Engagement". The New York Times. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  15. ^ Seelye, Katherine Q.; Haughney, Christine (July 31, 2010). "Town Elbows Its Way Into Clinton Wedding". The New York Times. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  16. ^ "New Mom Chelsea Clinton Celebrates Baby Daughter". The New York Times. AP. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  17. ^ McCarthy, Ellen (June 18, 2016). "Chelsea Clinton gives birth to second child, son Aidan". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  18. ^ Deerwester, Jayme (June 18, 2016). "Chelsea Clinton gives birth to son Aidan". USA Today. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  19. ^ Weisholtz, Drew (January 22, 2019). "Chelsea Clinton welcomes third child with husband Marc Mezvinsky". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  20. ^ "Trustees". The North American Pembrokian. June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  21. ^ "About The Ann Romney Center For Neurologic Diseases". Brigham and Women's Hospital. June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  22. ^ "Revival Started at Madison Square Park". Wall Street Journal. July 13, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  23. ^ a b "Marc Mezvinsky". Bloomberg S&P Global Market Intelligence. June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  24. ^ "Chelsea Clinton's Husband Closes His Hedge Fund". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  25. ^ "Chelsea Clinton's Husband Joins Silicon Valley Firm Social Capital". Bloomberg.com. May 19, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  26. ^ "Chelsea Clinton's Husband Joins Silicon Valley Firm Social Capital". Bloomberg. May 18, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  27. ^ "TPG". TPG. October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
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