A Legacy of Giving Back

Philanthropist and environmentalist David Rockefeller Jr. spoke with Jack Brennan, retired CEO and chair of Vanguard and a member of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees, on his lifelong commitment to giving back. Rockefeller, who has served as citizen chair of the National Parks Foundation and chair of the Rockefeller Foundation, has dedicated himself to furthering his family’s contributions to education, the arts, innovation, conservation and social justice.

This September 12, 2024 conversation was part of the 2024-25 Notre Dame Forum that answers the question “What Do We Owe Each Other?” and was sponsored by the Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership. For more information on the 2024-25 Notre Dame Forum Inauguration Series, please click here.

Since its establishment in 2005, each year the Notre Dame Forum invites campus-wide dialogue about issues of importance to the University, the nation, and the larger world. This year’s theme, chosen by Father Dowd, invites reflection on our responsibilities to one another. In a world where ideological and cultural divisions seem to have deepened, the Forum aims to bring people together across differences to face the most pressing challenges of our time.