Meile Rockefeller | |
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| Born | Meile Louise Rockefeller (1955-12-05)December 5, 1955 (age 70) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Williams College (BA) New York University (JD) |
| Occupations | lawyer, philanthropist, real-estate developer, heiress |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Parent(s) | Rodman Rockefeller Barbara Olsen |
Meile Louise Rockefeller (born December 5, 1955) is an American lawyer, philanthropist, heiress, and real-estate developer. She is the daughter ofRodman Clark Rockefeller and his first wife, Barbara Ann Olsen. Her paternal grandfather wasNew YorkGovernor andU.S. Vice PresidentNelson Aldrich Rockefeller. She is a member of theRockefeller family.
Rockefeller earned a bachelor's degree in political economics fromWilliams College in 1979[1] and aJuris Doctor (J.D.) degree fromNew York University.
Rockefeller is alawyer, real-estate developer,[2][3] drug law reformer,[4] and serves on the board of the Counseling Service of the Eastern District of New York.
In 2002, at age 46, Rockefeller was arrested for protesting the "Rockefeller drug laws" which bear the name of her grandfather, who secured their passage as governor of the state of New York in 1973. She was accompanied by her brother, Stuart Rockefeller, and was supported by other members of the family on the issue, including her granduncleLaurance Rockefeller.[4]
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