Lynn Forester de Rothschild

Lynn Forester de Rothschild is a businesswoman and Hillary Clinton supporter, who has thrown her allegiance to John McCain in the general election.¹ In a press conference on on September 17, 2008, Rothschild said that after careful consideration, she had decided that Obama had been complicit in moving the Democratic Party "too far to the left."¹

Rothschild raised in excess of $100,000 for Clinton's 2008 presidential bid and launched a website "providing a lasting virtual community for all supporters of Hillary Clinton."²

Fast Facts

1. Founder and CEO of E L Rothschild LLC
2. Spouse: Sir Evelyn Rothschild
3. Ex-husband: Andrew Stein
4. Called the "the flashiest hostess in London" by Portfolio Magazine³
5. Rothschild on Obama: "I feel like he is an elitist."⁴

Professional Profile⁵

• 1980: Associate at Simpson, Thacher and Bartlett LLP, a law firm
• 1984 - 1989: Executive Vice President at Metromedia Telecommunications, Inc.
• 1990 - 2002: President and Chief Executive Officer at FirstMark Holdings, Inc.
• Member of the U.N. Advisory Committee
• Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Foreign Policy Association
• Secretary of Energy Advisory Board under President Bill Clinton

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