The Baltimore Area Council’s 47th Annual

Henry A Rosenberg Sr.
Distinguished Citizen Award Luncheon

Honoring David M. Rubenstein
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group
Chairman, CEO, and Principal Owner of the Baltimore Orioles

April 24, 2026 Hilton Baltimore • Inner Harbor Make a Gift

Our Honoree

David M. Rubenstein

Mr. Rubenstein is Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of the Board. He was elected to our Board of Directors effective July 18, 2011. Previously, Mr. Rubenstein served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Carlyle.

Mr. Rubenstein is a Baltimore native and is the Chairman, CEO, and principal owner of Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles.

Prior to forming Carlyle in 1987, Mr. Rubenstein practiced law in Washington, D.C. with Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge LLP. From 1977 to 1981, Mr. Rubenstein was Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.

Among other philanthropic endeavors, Mr. Rubenstein is Chairman of the Boards of the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Gallery of Art, the Economic Club of Washington, and the University of Chicago; a Trustee of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Institute for Advanced Study, the Brookings Institution, and the World Economic Forum; an Emeritus Trustee of Johns Hopkins Medicine; and a Director of Moderna, Inc. and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Mr. Rubenstein is a magna cum laude graduate of Duke University, where he was elected Phi Beta Kappa. Following Duke, Mr. Rubenstein graduated from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was an editor of the Law Review.

Tribute Video

Watch the tribute video celebrating David M. Rubenstein and his lasting impact on Baltimore, civic life, and the next generation of leaders.

David M. Rubenstein speaking at the Distinguished Citizen Award Luncheon

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Proceeds from the Henry A. Rosenberg Sr. Distinguished Citizen Award Luncheon benefit the Baltimore Area Council, Scouting America, helping us deliver life-changing programs to youth throughout Central Maryland.

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