Word: rubenstein
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...This gift shows an important commitment to providing support for our own graduates who may not live in the biggest houses but are doing the most important work for our society,” Summers said when he introduced Rubenstein before the crowd of 300 students, faculty and administrators gathered in the school’s Forum...
...Rubenstein, who is the father of Alexandra N. Rubenstein ’07, said that he saw the gift as “a down-payment” and said that “many more things could be done in the future...
...Although Rubenstein is not an alumnus of the Kennedy School, he said that he always “felt part of the K-School family” because over the years so many of his friends and colleagues have come out of the school, including faculty members David Gergen, Richard Darman, Elaine Kamarck and Graham Allison. “It really is a place that trains our future leaders...
...Rubenstein said that another reason he gave the gift was that he regretted his lack of formal training in public policy before working for the government under the Carter Administration as deputy assistant to the president for domestic policy...
...Rubenstein began brainstorming the parameters of the gift during a meeting with Summers at a economics conference in Davos, Switzerland, last winter...