Leadership

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Richard H. Jenrette

  • Trustee, 1994–2007

Mr. Jenrette, a Raleigh native, graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and served two years in counterintelligence with the N.C. National Guard. He received an MBA from Harvard Business School and co-founded Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette, a major New York investment banking firm. As a young boy growing up in Raleigh, Mr. Jenrette enjoyed sports, writing and sketching classic homes. He built a reputation for buying and restoring historic American homes. His varied interests and vast knowledge served him well as a Trustee of the Endowment from 1994-2007. Mr. Jenrette said: “Try to do something beautiful with your life…Be a builder.”

“Try to do something beautiful with your life. Some people are builders, and some people are takers…. Be a builder.”

Richard H. Jenrette