Franklin Delano Roosevelt III

Frank Roosevelt is a graduate of Yale and received his doctorate at the New School. He is a progressive economist who has spoken eloquently on the efficacy of New Deal programs and the relevance of progressive economic analysis in responding to the challenges of today's economy. He is Professor Emeritus of Economics at Sarah Lawrence and former Co-Chair of the Eleanor Roosevelt Monument Fund, 1991-1997. Mr. Roosevelt, slight and bearded, is a combination of two great American families: the Roosevelts, which produced two presidents, including his namesake and grandfather, the 32nd president of the United States; and the DuPonts, manufacturers of gunpowder in the 19th century and chemicals today, on his mother’s side. (His wife is a descendant of Charles Goodyear, who invented the process of vulcanizing rubber in the 19th century.) He has been married more than 50 years and has three children and eight grandchildren.