Marc Mezvinsky
{{Short description|Managing Director at TPG.}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Marc Mezvinsky updated 2018 (1).jpg
| caption = Mezvinsky in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|10}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = Stanford University (BA)
Pembroke College, Oxford (MA)
| known_for =
| party = Democratic
| spouse = {{marriage|Chelsea Clinton|July 2010}}
| children = 3
| parents = {{plain list|
- Edward Mezvinsky (father)
- Marjorie Margolies (mother)
}}
| relatives = Norton Mezvinsky (uncle)
Bill Clinton (father-in-law)
Hillary Clinton (mother-in-law)
}}
Marc Mezvinsky (born December 10, 1977) is an American investor and partner at TPG.{{cite web|url=https://www.tpg.com/about-us/who-we-are/#marc-mezvinsky| title=TPG| publisher=TPG|date=October 6, 2023|accessdate=October 6, 2023}} He has served previously as vice chairman at Social Capital.{{cite web|url=https://www.recode.net/2017/5/18/15660060/social-capital-hires-marc-mezvinsky-investment| title=Social Capital has hired Marc Mezvinsky as the investment firm morphs its business| publisher=Recode|date=May 18, 2017|accessdate=June 26, 2018}} He is the husband of Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/23/business/dealbook/for-clintons-a-hedge-fund-in-the-family.html|title=For Clintons, a Hedge Fund in the Family|date=March 22, 2015|work=The New York Times|accessdate=January 12, 2016}}
Early life and education
Mezvinsky was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up attending a Conservative Jewish synagogue{{cite news |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/99607999.html |title=The quiet Main Liner who's marrying Chelsea Clinton |last=Bocella|first=Kathy|date=July 30, 2010|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|accessdate=August 11, 2010| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805000141/http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/99607999.html|archivedate=August 5, 2010}} and Friends' Central School, a Quaker school outside of Philadelphia. His parents are both former Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives. His father is Edward Mezvinsky (b. 1937) and his mother is Marjorie Margolies (b. 1942).{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/politicaljunkie/2009/12/chelseas_wedding_heir_a_parent.html| title=Chelsea's Engagement: Heir A Parents| publisher=NPR|date=December 2, 2009|accessdate=June 26, 2018}}
Mezvinsky has 10 brothers and sisters, including five adopted siblings.{{cite web|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/g2923/marc-mezvinsky-facts/| title=10 Things You Should Know About Chelsea Clinton's Husband Marc Mezvinsky| publisher=Town & Country|date=October 12, 2016|accessdate=June 26, 2018}} His mother wrote a book, They Came to Stay, about her experiences adopting children from Korea and Vietnam as a single woman.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/02/29/archives/needed-more-than-love-and-patience-they-came-to-stay.html| title=Needed: more than love and patience; They Came To Stay| work=The New York Times|date=February 29, 1976|accessdate=June 26, 2018}} The Mezvinskys took a number of refugee families into their home and arranged surgeries and adoptions for distressed children from abroad.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1992/10/28/the-mother-of-all-candidates/12c1b8f6-aee2-4297-9044-d0d761c97eab/?noredirect=on| title=The Mother of All Candidates| newspaper=Washington Post|date=October 28, 1992|accessdate=June 26, 2018}}
Mezvinsky graduated from Stanford University in 2000, earning a BA in religious studies and philosophy.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/23/business/dealbook/for-clintons-a-hedge-fund-in-the-family.html| title=For Clintons, a Hedge Fund in the Family| work=New York Times|date=March 22, 2015|accessdate=June 26, 2018}} He then attended Pembroke College, Oxford, where he received his MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.{{cite web|url=http://pcfna.org/?page_id=557| title=Marc Mezvinsky| publisher=The North American Pembrokian|date=June 26, 2018|accessdate=June 26, 2018}}
Personal life
File:Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky watching Bill Clinton's speech at 2016 DNC.png]]
Mezvinsky and Saad Hillee first met Chelsea Clinton as a teenager at a 1993 Democratic political retreat in Hilton Head, South Carolina{{cite news |last1=Janes |first1=DeAnna |title=Chelsea Clinton Met Her Husband at a Democratic Political Retreat as a Teenager |url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a31230430/chelsea-clinton-husband-marc-mezvinsky/ |work=Oprah Magazine |date=6 March 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Casella |first1=Stephanie |title=How Did Chelsea Clinton & Marc Mezvinsky Meet? The Expectant Parents Have A Sweet Story From Long Ago |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/131334-how-did-chelsea-clinton-marc-mezvinsky-meet-the-expectant-parents-have-a-sweet-story-from |work=Bustle |date=21 December 2015 |language=en}} as Mezvinsky's parents had both been members of Congress{{Cite web |title=Meet Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky's Dad, Marc Mezvinsky |url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/09/meet-charlotte-clinton-mezvinskys-dad-marc-mezvinsky |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=ABC News |language=en}} and were friends with the Clintons in the 1990s. They were first reported to be a couple in 2005, and became engaged in 2009.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/us/01chelsea.html?ref=chelsea_clinton |author=Baker, Peter |date=November 30, 2009 |title=Chelsea Clinton Announces Engagement |work=The New York Times |accessdate=August 5, 2010}} In July 2010, Mezvinsky married Chelsea Clinton in an interfaith ceremony in Rhinebeck, New York.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/01/nyregion/01chelsea.html |title=Town Elbows Its Way Into Clinton Wedding|last=Seelye|first=Katherine Q.|author2=Haughney, Christine|date=July 31, 2010|work=The New York Times|accessdate=December 18, 2013}}
On September 26, 2014, Chelsea Clinton gave birth to their daughter Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/09/27/us/politics/ap-us-chelsea-clinton.html|title=New Mom Chelsea Clinton Celebrates Baby Daughter|date=September 27, 2014|work=The New York Times|agency=AP|accessdate=September 27, 2014}} On June 18, 2016, Clinton gave birth to their son Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2016/06/18/chelsea-clinton-gives-birth-to-second-child-son-aidan/?hpid=hp_no-name_hp-in-the-news%253Apage%252Fin-the-news|title=Chelsea Clinton gives birth to second child, son Aidan|last=McCarthy|first=Ellen|date=June 18, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|access-date=July 30, 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/06/18/chelsea-clinton-gives-birth-son-aidan/86082490/|title=Chelsea Clinton gives birth to son Aidan|last=Deerwester|first=Jayme|date=June 18, 2016|work=USA Today|accessdate=June 18, 2016}} On July 22, 2019, she gave birth to their second son, Jasper Clinton Mezvinsky.{{cite news |last1=Weisholtz |first1=Drew |title=Chelsea Clinton welcomes third child with husband Marc Mezvinsky|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/07/22/chelsea-clinton-welcomes-third-child-with-husband-marc-mezvinsky/ |accessdate=January 23, 2019 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 22, 2019}}
Philanthropy
Mezvinsky serves on the board{{cite web|url=http://pcfna.org/?page_id=279| title=Trustees| publisher=The North American Pembrokian|date=June 26, 2018|accessdate=June 26, 2018}} of the Pembroke College Foundation and the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, an organization dedicated to transforming the future of medicine through collaboration and patient-centered research.{{cite web|url=https://give.brighamandwomens.org/stories/ann-romney-center-about/| title=About The Ann Romney Center For Neurologic Diseases| publisher=Brigham and Women's Hospital|date=June 26, 2018|accessdate=June 26, 2018}} He also served on the board of Madison Square Park Conservancy.{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303740704577522802754458814| title=Revival Started at Madison Square Park| publisher=Wall Street Journal|date=July 13, 2012|accessdate=June 26, 2018}}
Business career
After graduation, he worked at Goldman Sachs as an emerging markets foreign exchange strategist, and later went on to join the global macro proprietary trading desk.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=144752066&privcapId=139365233 | title=Marc Mezvinsky| publisher=Bloomberg S&P Global Market Intelligence|date=June 26, 2018|accessdate=June 26, 2018}} He served as senior partner at 3G Capital before leaving to start his own hedge fund, Eaglevale Partners, a traditional multi-strategy investment fund, focused on currencies, commodities and bonds. Eaglevale Partners closed in 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-08/clinton-son-in-law-s-hedge-fund-eaglevale-partners-said-to-close|title=Chelsea Clinton's Husband Closes His Hedge Fund|publisher=Bloomberg.com|access-date=April 18, 2019}} Mezvinsky joined Social Capital as Vice Chairman in 2017{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-19/chelsea-clinton-s-husband-joins-silicon-valley-firm-social-capital|title=Chelsea Clinton's Husband Joins Silicon Valley Firm Social Capital|date=May 19, 2017|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=December 20, 2017}} where he helped the firm manage its business development and growing portfolio of companies.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-19/chelsea-clinton-s-husband-joins-silicon-valley-firm-social-capital| title=Chelsea Clinton's Husband Joins Silicon Valley Firm Social Capital| publisher=Bloomberg|date=May 18, 2017|accessdate=June 26, 2018}} He left Social Capital in the spring of 2018.
In 2019, Mezvinsky joined TPG as a managing director and business unit partner. In 2022, Mezvinsky became a partner of the firm.{{cite web|url=https://www.tpg.com/about-us/who-we-are/#marc-mezvinsky| title=TPG| publisher=TPG|date=October 6, 2023|accessdate=October 6, 2023}}
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