Benjamin de Rothschild [SEP] educated at
-Jewish Péreire family of Portugal who were banking rivals of the Rothschilds.
He is second and third-cousins of the main French family, who manage the primary Parisian finance houses. These include Baron David Rene de Rothschild, Baron Eric de Rothschild, Baron Robert de Rothschild, and Count Philippe de Nicolay.
Education.
Benjamin de Rothschild studied at the Swiss Institut Florimont and holds a BA in Business Management from Pepperdine University.
Career.
In 1989, Benjamin de Rothschild set up his own company,
Group's philanthropic commitments. Since 2008, Benjamin de Rothschild has contributed to numerous universities in the world (Columbia in New York, Cambridge in the UK, Boulle in Paris, Hebrew University of Jerusalem). The family foundations have also developed social entrepreneurship programmes, such as Scale Up, Rothschild-Antropia at l'Essec, and the Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship which aims to create a transatlantic network of social innovators.
Group governance.
- Presidency : Benjamin de Rothschild (since 1997)
- Vice-presidency : Ariane