David de Rothschild

Baron David René James de Rothschild (; born December 15, 1942) is a French banker and a member of the French branch of the Rothschild family. Since 2018, he is supervisory board chairman of Rothschild & Co and chairman of Rothschild Continuation Holdings, a Swiss holding company.

Early life and education David de Rothschild was born in New York City (the first "Free French" registered at the Consulate according to him ), as a result of his parents having to escape the Germans during the German occupation of France in World War II. He is the son of Guy de Rothschild (1909–2007) and his first wife and distant cousin, the former Baroness Alix Hermine Jeannette Schey de Koromla (1911–1982). His maternal grandfather was the Hungarian Baron Pips Schey. While his mother remained in New York City throughout the war, his father went to England where he joined the Free French Forces. Following the liberation of France, the family returned to their home in Paris. His parents eventually divorced. David de Rothschild was educated at Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris in Paris from which he graduated in 1966.

He has one half-brother: Baron Édouard de Rothschild from his father's later marriage to Baroness Marie-Hélène van Zuylen van Nyevelt. The new parliament nationalized the Banque Rothschild. and he became deputy chairman of N M Rothschild & Sons. In 2003, following the retirement of Sir Evelyn Robert de Rothschild as head of N M Rothschild & Sons of London, the UK and French firms merged to become one umbrella entity called "Group Rothschild". Ownership was shared equally between the French and British branches of the family under the leadership of David de Rothschild.

In 2018, his son Alexandre de Rothschild took his succession as Chairman of Rothschild & Co, while David René de Rothschild became chairman of the supervisory board. Member of the supervisory board of Compagnie Financiere Martin Maurel. Member of the supervisory board of De Beers Group President of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah Minority shareholder of the vineyard Château Lafite-Rothschild

Personal life In 1974, David de Rothschild married the Italian Princess Olimpia Anna Aldobrandini (b. 1955) in Reux, Calvados. Yves Saint Laurent designed the bride's dress. They have four children: Lavinia de Rothschild Stéphanie de Rothschild de Buffévent Alexandre de Rothschild; Alexandre became executive chairman of the family business in 2018. Louise de Rothschild As of 2022, his net worth was estimated at €575 million by French weekly business magazine Challenges.