The David Rubenstein Show

José Andrés, ThinkFoodGroup chef and owner, and World Central Kitchen founder, talks about his transition from chef to humanitarian, how his organization is feeding people around the world, and policies he hopes the Biden administration will adopt to end the hunger crisis in America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charles Koch turned his father's small business into one of the most profitable private companies in the U.S., now he's heavily focused on philanthropy that empowers people. Koch and Brian Hooks, the head of Koch's philanthropic endeavors, discuss their new book "Believe in People." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leonard Lauder, Estée Lauder chairman emeritus and former CEO, talks about how the business started, the art of spraying perfume on customers, and why he's glad he didn't get into the Harvard Business School. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robin Hood Foundation Chief Executive Officer Wes Moore says the country needs to have honest conversations about racism. Moore discusses the struggle for racial equality in America, his organization's Covid relief work, and why he may run for governor in Maryland in 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center managing and artistic director, says racism was a part of his life growing up, and it still is. Marsalis talks about racism in America, the importance of jazz and how he's managed Jazz at Lincoln Center through the pandemic. He even says the crisis has turned into a blessing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klaus Schwab's legacy is built on bringing people together physically to Davos, Switzerland to tackle the world's most pressing issues. But with the coronavirus crisis still underway, the World Economic Forum has been forced to go digital in January and move the physical meeting to Singapore in May. Schwab discusses how he's managed through the COVID-19 crisis and how he believes video conferencin...

Bob Iger, Walt Disney Co. executive chairman and former chief executive officer, talks about what he wants to do after he leaves the company in December of 2021. He says nothing is off the table. He also discusses his rise from weatherman to Disney CEO, his success as CEO, and the impact COVID-19 has had on Disney and his departure from the company. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

GSK Chief Executive Officer Emma Walmsley says 14 billion doses of a Covid vaccine could be needed around the world and that is why her company partnered with three other firms to develop a Covid vaccine. Walmsley discusses the race to a vaccine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex Gorsky, Johnson & Johnson chairman and chief executive officer, says that everyone underestimated the coronavirus. Gorsky sat down with David Rubenstein to discuss the lessons he's learned during the pandemic and the importance of not politicizing the vaccine process. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Mackey has been the CEO of Whole Foods Market for over forty years. He founded the company in 1978 and has transitioned the business from a health food store to an upscale grocery juggernaut. Three years ago, he sold his company to Amazon for $13.4B but still remains at the helm. Mackey discusses how he's navigated the grocer through ups and downs, including the COVID-19 crisis, and tells us...

Tricia Griffith started as a claims rep and rose through the ranks to become the CEO of Progressive, one of America's largest auto insurers. Under her leadership, Progressive shares have soared and the company has successfully maneuvered challenges amid the global pandemic. Griffith discusses the auto insurers strength during COVID, how she thinks about autonomous driving and challenges from Elon...

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva is more optimistic about the economy than a few months ago, but calls the recovery 'partial and uneven'. Georgieva's biggest concern is that we will emerge from this crisis with more inequality, higher debt, higher deficits and climate crisis. She urges the world to come together for a massive, global stimulus to ensure we emerge from this crisis with a b...

Alphabet Inc. Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat says employees having the chance to work together in person is key to fostering innovation, but the nature of work will inevitably change because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Porat, who has held roles on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley, tells her story on the latest episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations." See omnystudio.co...

Reed Hastings says if he had known how big Netflix was going to get he never would have sold a share. The founder and now Co-CEO of Netflix discusses the meteoric rise of Netflix with David Rubenstein on the latest episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban tells David Rubenstein he is stunned how well the NBA bubble has worked. Cuban discusses his ambitions for the Dallas Mavericks and investment opportunities amid the COVID-19 crisis on the latest episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations."  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lonnie Bunch is the fourteenth secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He is the first African American secretary and first historian to oversee what is the world's largest museum and research complex. Bunch talks to David Rubenstein about running the organization during the Covid-19 pandemic and about the museum's response to protests over racism in America. He appears on the latest episode of...

The killers of Berta Caceres had every reason to believe they’d get away with murder. More than 100 other environmental activists in Honduras had been killed in the previous five years, yet almost no one had been punished for the crimes. Bloomberg’s Blood River follows a four-year quest to find her killers – a twisting trail that leads into the country’s circles of power. Blood River is out now. S...

Stephen Schwarzman is the founder of Blackstone Group, the largest alternative asset manager in the world, with $554 billion worth of assets under management. He spoke with David Rubenstein about starting the firm, surviving the real estate crash of 2007, and being rejected from Harvard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ray Dalio is the founder of the world's biggest hedge fund firm, Bridgewater Associates, which manages $160 billion. Through his Dalio Foundation, he has directed millions of dollars in donations to the David Lynch Foundation, an organization that sponsors and promotes research on Transcendental Meditation. Also working to make sure Bridgewater survives him, Dalio moved in 2018 to turn Bridgewater...

Entrepreneur and businessman Bill Gates and his business partner Paul Allen founded and built the world's largest software business, Microsoft, through technological innovation, keen business strategy and aggressive business tactics. In the process, Gates became one of the richest men in the world. In February 2014, Gates announced that he was stepping down as Microsoft's chairman to focus on char...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was first appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter, then to the Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton in 1993.    Ginsburg is the second out of only four female justices to ever be confirmed to the court.  Ginsburg sat down with David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Gr...

The NBA's popularity seems to be hitting a new peak, as ticket sales, revenues, and franchise value continues to rise. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver sat down with Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein for his Bloomberg Television show Peer to Peer Conversations, and spoke about the history of basketball and why it's so popular around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

Jack Nicklaus is a golf legend and the winner of a record six Masters Tournaments among his 18 career major championships. He sat down with Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein for his Bloomberg Television show Peer to Peer Conversations. In the conversation, Nicklaus reminisces about his favorite golfers, explains why he and President Donald Trump have a similar playing style, and analyzes T...

Noted value investor John Rogers of Ariel Investments, started his firm when he was just 24 years old. Rogers is Chairman and Co-C-E-O of the company, and he sat down with Carlyle Group Co-Chairman David Rubenstein, for a wide-ranging chat. Here's part of their interview on Rubenstein's Bloomberg Television show Peer to Peer conversations.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Pompeo was sworn in as Secretary of State on April 26, 2018. He previously served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from January 2017 to April 2018. Prior to joining the Trump Administration, Mr. Pompeo was serving in his fourth term as congressman from Kansas' 4th District. He served on the House Intelligence Committee, the Energy and Commerce Committees, as well as the House Se...