Susan Cohn Rockefeller
Entrepreneur, conservationist, and filmmaker
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Susan Cohn Rockefeller (formerly Schulz; born January 14, 1959[1]) is an entrepreneur, conservationist, and filmmaker. She is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Musings.[2] She also designs jewelry with themes that fit in with her work.[3][citation needed] She is a member of the Rockefeller family by her second marriage to David Rockefeller, Jr.
January 14, 1959
New York University
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| Born | Susan Cohn January 14, 1959 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hampshire College New York University |
| Occupations | Entrepreneur, conversationist, filmmaker |
| Spouses | Robert Erving Schulz, Jr.
(m. 1995; div. 2006)David Rockefeller Jr.
(m. 2008) |
| Children | 2 |
| Family | Rockefeller family (by marriage) |
Early life and education
Susan Cohn Rockefeller was born Susan Cohn on January 14, 1959, in New York City, to Bertram J. Cohn, a managing director of First Manhattan Company and governing council of the Wilderness Society in Washington, D.C., and Barbara B. Cohn, a former trustee at Sarah Lawrence College.[4]
She received her undergraduate degree from Hampshire College and her master's degree from New York University.[5]
Career
Rockefeller's films have explored a range of contemporary issues such as ocean acidification and the future of ocean health, PTSD and the use of music to heal,[6] the confluence of race, poverty and illness;[7] and global food sustainability.[3] Her films have aired on HBO,[8] PBS,[9][8] and the Discovery Channel.[8] Her 2009 film, Sea Change, received the NOAA 2010 Environmental Hero Award.[6][citation needed]
Susan sits on the boards of Oceana,[10] Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture,[5] We Are Family Foundation, and is a member of the Natural Resources Defense Council Global Leadership Council.[11] She also done fundraising work for the South Fork Natural History Museum.[12][citation needed]
In 2018, Rockefeller was noted in the book, Rescuing Ladybugs by author Jennifer Skiff as “inspiring awareness” and “mobilizing action across a range of environmental and philanthropic causes as a conservationist and ocean advocate.[13] In the book, Rockefeller credits a “moment of enlightenment inspired by the pteropod” to her passion in “helping others understand the fragility of our ecosystem.”[13]
In December 2021, Rockefeller and her husband each contributed $5,000 to The Next 50, a liberal political action committee (PAC).[14]
Personal life
Rockefeller was married to Robert Erving Schulz, Jr. from 1995 to about 2006.[15] From his marriage she has two children; Annabel Schulz (b.c. 1997) and Henry Schulz.[16] Today she resides in New York City with her husband, David Rockefeller Jr.[6] She met David while filming in Alaska in 2006 and they were married in 2008.[17][citation needed]
Filmography
- The Baby Shower (1998)[6]
- Green Fire: Lives of Commitment and Passion in a Fragile World (1998)[6]
- Running Madness (2002)[6]
- Richard Nelson's Alaska (2006)[6]
- A Sea Change (2009)[18]
- Striking a Chord (2010)[6]
- Making Crooked Straight (2010)[6]
- Mission of Mermaids (2012)[19]
- Food For Thought, Food For Life (2015)[17]