Our 500th episode features a wide-ranging with David Rubenstein, The Carlyle Group's co-founder and co-Executive Chairman. We discuss:

David’s experience growing up in a blue-collar family in Baltimore

His experience working for the Carter administration

Why the Carter administration was viewed as unsuccessful

David’s decision to leave government and the legal profession to start Carlyle 

How David and a partner came up with the firm’s name

How Carlyle got prominent political figures to join the firm, including presidents and prime ministers 

David’s decision to diversify the business and go global

David’s rationale for taking the firm public

David’s philanthropic endeavors

Why he has decided to give all of his money away

Why he now stays out of politics

Among a variety of other topics.

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This episode is sponsored by Zoho and Sykes