David M. Rubenstein is the New York Times bestselling author of How to Invest , How to Lead , The American Experiment , The American Story , The Highest Calling , and Inside the Owner's Box . He is Cofounder and Cochairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world's largest and most successful private investment firms. An original signer of The Giving Pledge and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Mr. Rubenstein is Chairman of the Boards of the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Gallery of Art, the Economic Club of Washington, and the University of Chicago. A Baltimore native, Rubenstein is the Chairman, CEO, and principal owner of Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles. He is the host of The David Rubenstein Show on Bloomberg TV and PBS, and Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein on Bloomberg TV.