Roland W. Betts
Roland Whitney Betts (born May 25, 1946) is an American investor, film producer,
Roland and Lois Betts celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary in 2012. They have two daughters, Maggie[2] and Jessica.
Life and career
Betts was born in
In 1968, after graduating from Yale, Betts worked as a teacher and assistant principal until 1975. In 1978 Betts wrote Acting Out: Coping with Big City Schools, a book which explores his experiences in the public school system..
The Texas Rangers were purchased in 1989 by a group of investors assembled by Roland W. Betts and George W. Bush. For nine years, Betts was lead owner of the Texas Rangers Baseball Club. Since 1992 Roland W. Betts is Founder and Chairman of Chelsea Piers Inc. which developed and operates the Chelsea Piers Sports and Entertainment complex.[4]
Betts was the Senior Fellow of the
From 2001 to 2006 Betts was one of George Pataki's appointments to the Board of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. In that capacity, Mr. Betts chaired the Site Committee charged with the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site.
Roland W. Betts was also a heavy contributor to the Bush election campaign in 2000, helping raise more than $100,000 to that campaign, also putting down about $50,000 for the Bush Inauguration celebration. Bush has been seen visiting the Betts' at their vacation homes in Jackson Hole and Santa Fe.
External links
- Fortune Magazine about Cipiriani accusing Betts of using his influences to kill the competition
- Profile at Lower Manhattan Development Corp. at the Wayback Machine (archived April 7, 2003)
- Reconstruction Watch bio (PDF)
- Yale bio with photo (from the Internet Archive)
- Hail The Conquering Hero, by Helen Thorpe, NY Magazine, September 20, 1999.
- Roland Betts on Conversations with Allan Wolper, Audio, Series: Conversations with Allan Wolper, WBGO.ORG, Length: 31:57. 2012.
References
- ^ "Chelsea Piers: Roland W. Betts executive profile". www.chelseapiers.com. May 6, 2010. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ BERNSTEIN, Jacob (April 2, 2014). "Her Mother's Life as a Prequel - Maggie Betts: Socialite Turned Filmmaker". New York Times. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ Acting Out: Coping with Big City Schools – NY Review of Books 1978
- ^ NY Daily News, March 6, 2005 Two titans fight to build huge complex next to Chelsea Piers
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