Ariana Rockefeller

Ariana Rockefeller (born May 26, 1982) is an American heiress, model, and amateur equestrian. A member of the Rockefeller family, she is granddaughter of banker David Rockefeller. Rockefeller founded her own fashion line in 2011. In January 2021, she reported that she had closed the business "a couple of years ago". As a competitive show jumper, she has competed in events, including the Hampton Classic. She has publicly opposed other members of her family, regarding fossil fuel divestment and defending ExxonMobil.

Early life and education Ariana Rockefeller was born to David Rockefeller Jr. and Diana Newell Rockefeller.

She attended the Ethel Walker School, an all-girls boarding school in Connecticut. As a college student, she interned at the United Nations. In January 2021, she reported that she closed her fashion business "a couple of years ago".

Equestrian career Rockefeller began riding horses when she was three years old.

Modeling In May 2021, Rockefeller signed with Marilyn Agency in New York to work on special projects in their talent division.

Philanthropy Rockefeller has served on the board of the nonprofit David Rockefeller Fund. She is a board member of God's Love We Deliver and a Junior Associate of the Museum of Modern Art. Rockefeller has chaired the New York Botanical Garden's Winter Ball for several years. She also continues her family tradition of involvement and interest in ancient Greek culture and archaeology.

Views on family legacy and fossil fuel divestment In a 2016 interview on CBS This Morning, she spoke out against the #Exxonknew campaign that was started by members of the Rockefeller family, among them her cousin David Kaiser, son of Neva Goodwin Rockefeller, and distant relative, Valerie Rockefeller Wayne, daughter of former Senator Jay Rockefeller, revealing a sharp divide within the family over its legacy in the petroleum industry and fossil fuel divestment. She also criticized the ongoing campaign to target ExxonMobil, a company that her family founded, as "deeply misguided" and "counterproductive" to in a New York Times piece.

Personal life On September 4, 2010, Rockefeller married entrepreneur Matthew Bucklin.

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