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Richard H. Jenrette
Born
Richard Hampton Jenrette

(1929-04-05)April 5, 1929
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedApril 22, 2018(2018-04-22) (aged 89)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Harvard Business School
Occupation(s)Banker, Founder of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
PartnerWilliam L. Thompson

Richard Hampton Jenrette (April 5, 1929 – April 22, 2018) was an American businessman who co-founded the investment bank Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ).[1]

Early life

Jenrette was born on April 5, 1929, in

Needham B. Broughton High School in 1947,[3] and from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1951. Jenrette worked for the New England Life Insurance Co. from 1951 to 1953, and served in the North Carolina National Guard from 1953 to 1955, after which he enrolled in the Harvard Business School where he earned an MBA in 1957.[4]

Business career

After graduating from Harvard, Jenrette worked at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. from 1957 until 1959,[5] when he co-founded Donaldson Lufkin Jenrette ("DLJ") with William H. Donaldson and Dan Lufkin. The firm concentrated on in-depth analysis, setting a new industry standard for institutional investing.[6] Jenrette was instrumental in taking DLJ public in 1970, making it the first publicly traded investment firm in the United States.[7]

Taking the helm of DLJ in 1973, he shepherded the firm through the recession of 1980–1983, and managed the firm’s sale in 1985 to the insurance firm

The Equitable Companies Inc.,[8] where he became the chief investment officer.[5] Jenrette served as chairman and CEO of AXA Equitable from April 1990,[9] until his retirement in 1996.[10]

In addition to his career at DLJ and Equitable, Jenrette was a member of the Harvard University Board of Overseers; a director of the Associates of the Harvard Business School; a trustee of The Duke Endowment; and chairman and founder of the Classical American Homes Preservation Trust.[2]

Restoration of historic houses

Beginning in the 1960s, Jenrette bought and restored a series of notable historic houses, such as the

George F. Baker House in New York City; and Edgewater in Barrytown, New York (which he bought in 1969 from the author Gore Vidal).[11][2][12]

At Edgewater, Jenrette built two new buildings, a garden pavilion (1997) and a poolhouse (1998), both designed by the architect

Michael Dwyer.[13]

Personal life

Jenrette's longtime partner, William L. Thompson, died in 2013.[1] Jenrette died of cancer on April 22, 2018, aged 89, in Charleston, South Carolina.[14]

Awards and honors

Written works

References

  1. ^ a b c Hershey Jr., Robert D. (April 23, 2018). "Richard Jenrette, 89, Wall St. Power and Preserver of Homes, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Brown, Patricia Leigh (December 19, 1996). "Old Houses, Just Gotta Have 'Em". The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Tapp, P. Gaye (April 30, 2014). "Richard Jenrette: Always traveling…home". Walter Magazine. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  4. ISBN 978-0-471-23809-6
    . Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Wayne, Leslie (June 1, 1990). "Going to the Rescue of an Insurer". The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  6. ^ Bleakley, Fred R. (November 6, 1984). "photo of William Donaldson, Dan Lufkin and Richard Jenrette; DONALDSON, LUFKIN LONG A MAVERICK". The New York Times. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Profile, HBS.edu; accessed April 22, 2018.
  8. ^ Eichenwald, Kurt (May 26, 1990). "Jenrette Reported to Decline Chairman's Job at Big Board". The New York Times.
  9. ^ "Jenrette Named Equitable Chief". The New York Times. May 18, 1990. p. 3. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  10. ^ Truell, Peter (February 14, 1996). "Chairman of Equitable Retires, Prompting Change at Insurer". The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  11. ^ Classical American Homes Preservation Trust website, classicalamerican.org; accessed April 22, 2018.
  12. ^ Reif, Rita (April 4, 1971). "A Man And His Homes". The New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  13. ISBN 9780941711463
    .
  14. ^ "Richard Jenrette, Co-Founder of DLJ Investment Bank, Dies at 89". BQ Prime.
  15. ^ Brozan, Nadine (September 18, 1996). "CHRONICLE". The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2018.

External links

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