Richard D Parsons

Former Citigroup chairman, took leadership roles at trouble companies including Time Warner and CBS

Richard D. Parsons, whose humane approach to business made him a serial troubleshooter at distressed companies including Time Warner, CBS and Citigroup and a sought-after adviser at the highest echelons of American industry, died on Thursday December 26 2024 at his home in Manhattan. He was 76. Parsons was a jazz-loving oenophile who served on the board of the Apollo Theater and owned a Tuscan winery, rose to the top of the business world in an era when he was frequently the only Black executive in the boardroom. A self-described “Rockefeller Republican.” He had been an aide to Nelson A. Rockefeller, the former vice president and New York governor, The cause was cancer, said Ronald S. Lauder, a member of the Estée Lauder board and one of Mr. Parsons’s oldest friends. His wife Laura survives him. His survivors also include their three children, Gregory, Leslie and Rebecca. After he stepped down from Citigroup in 2012, Parsons joined Providence Equity Partners, a large private-equity firm with ties to the media business, as an adviser. And in 2014, as the National Basketball Association was reeling from the racist remarks made by Don Sterling, the owner of the Clippers, the league’s commissioner, Adam Silver, tapped Mr. Parsons to be the team’s interim chief executive. * Chairman, Time Warner Inc. -- 2003 to present. * Chief Executive Officer -- 2002 to 2007. * Co-Chief Operating Officer -- 2001 to 2002. * Director, Time Warner Inc. (or predecessor) -- 1991 to present. * Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dime Savings Bank of New York -- 1991 to 1995. * President and Chief Operating Officer -- 1988 to 1990. * Associate, Partner and Managing Partner, Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler -- 1977 to 1988. * General Counsel and Associate Director, Domestic Council, White House -- 1975 to 1977. * Deputy Counsel to the Vice President, Office of the Vice President of the United States -- 1975. * Assistant and First Assistant Counsel to the Governor, State of New York -- 1971 to 1974. * Director of Citigroup (or predecessor) since 1996. * Citibank, N.A. director -- 1996 to 1998. * Other Directorships: The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. * Other Activities: Apollo Theatre Foundation (Chairman), Museum of Modern Art (Trustee), Howard University (Trustee), American Museum of Natural History (Trustee), New York City Partnership (member), Smithsonian Institute of African American History and Culture (Co-Chairman of the Advisory Board), and New York City Commission for Economic Opportunity (member).

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Jerry Speyer	Roy Blunt, Jim Bunning, Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Larry Pressler, Rick Lazio, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, New York Republican County Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, National Leadership PAC, Charles Millard, Reshma M Saujani, Dan Sullivan, Black Economic Alliance
Stephen Schwarzman	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Charles Rangel, Thomas M Reynolds, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, New York Republican County Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Women's Campaign Fund, Dylan C Glenn, George H W Bush, Bill Weld, Charles Millard, Dan Sullivan, Alaskans for Dan Sullivan
George S Kaufman	Roy Blunt, Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Thomas M Reynolds, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, New York Republican County Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, National Leadership PAC, George H W Bush, Bill Weld, Charles Millard, Jeffrey E Livingston
William C Rudin	Roy Blunt, Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, John McCain, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Thomas M Reynolds, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Fritz Hollings, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Larry Pressler, Rick Lazio, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican County Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, National Leadership PAC, George H W Bush, Blanche L Lincoln
Robert A Day	Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, David Timothy Dreier, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, John McCain, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Fritz Hollings, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Dick Zimmer, George H W Bush, Bill Weld, Dan Sullivan, Alaskans for Dan Sullivan
John C Whitehead	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Hillary Clinton, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Thomas M Reynolds, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Fritz Hollings, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Larry Pressler, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, New York Republican County Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Dick Zimmer, George H W Bush, Bill Weld, Charles Millard, Jeffrey E Livingston
Leonard A Lauder	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Barack Obama, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ed Towns, Conrad Burns, Fritz Hollings, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Larry Pressler, Rick Lazio, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican County Committee, George H W Bush
Lewis M Eisenberg	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Larry Pressler, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, New York Republican County Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Women's Campaign Fund, Dylan C Glenn, Dick Zimmer, George H W Bush, Bill Weld, Dan Sullivan
Russell L Carson	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Jim Bunning, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Richard Green Lugar, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Paul Coverdell, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, National Leadership PAC, Dick Zimmer, Bill Weld, Charles Millard, Jeffrey E Livingston, Reshma M Saujani, Dan Sullivan
Stu Van Scoyoc	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, John R Lewis, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Fritz Hollings, Paul Coverdell, Al D’Amato, Louis Stokes, Bob Dole, Larry Pressler, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, National Leadership PAC, Blanche L Lincoln
Frank E Richardson	Jim Bunning, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Ed Towns, Conrad Burns, Al D’Amato, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, New York Republican County Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Dick Zimmer, George H W Bush, Bill Weld, Charles Millard, Jeffrey E Livingston
Paul Singer	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Jim Bunning, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Larry Pressler, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dick Zimmer, Bill Weld, Dan Sullivan, Alaskans for Dan Sullivan
Peter G Peterson	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Straight Talk America, New York Republican County Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, George H W Bush, Bill Weld, Charles Millard
Peter M Flanigan	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Jim Bunning, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Larry Pressler, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican County Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Dick Zimmer, George H W Bush, Bill Weld, Charles Millard
Paul L Baker	Lamar Alexander, Jim Bunning, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Larry Pressler, Rick Lazio, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Carol Moseley Braun
Wayne L Berman	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Jim Bunning, Susan Collins, David Timothy Dreier, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Thomas M Reynolds, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dylan C Glenn, George H W Bush, Bill Weld
James E Smith	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Jim Bunning, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Charles Rangel, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Larry Pressler, Rick Lazio, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, George H W Bush
Leonard Litwin	Roy Blunt, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Charles Rangel, Thomas M Reynolds, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Larry Pressler, Rick Lazio, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, New York Republican County Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, National Leadership PAC, Dick Zimmer, George H W Bush, Charles Millard
Eric M Javits	Lamar Alexander, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Larry Pressler, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican County Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dick Zimmer, George H W Bush, Bill Weld, Charles Millard, Jeffrey E Livingston
Stanley S. Hubbard	Lamar Alexander, Roy Blunt, Jim Bunning, Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John Kerry, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Fritz Hollings, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Larry Pressler, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Bill Weld, Dan Sullivan

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Aliases	Dick Parsons

Richard D Parsons

Former Citigroup chairman, took leadership roles at trouble companies including Time Warner and CBS

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