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Robert Allbritton | |
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Education | Wesleyan University ( BA) |
Relatives | Joe Allbritton (father) |
Robert Allbritton (born February 16, 1969 [1]) is the owner and founder of Capitol News Company, the parent company of Capitol Hill political newspaper and website Politico. [2]
Allbritton also served as the chairman and CEO of Allbritton Communications, which owned several ABC-affiliated television stations in Washington, D.C. [3] Allbritton was previously the final CEO of Riggs National Corporation, the parent of Riggs Bank, from 2001 to 2005, when PNC Bank acquired the bank. [4] Allbritton has been described by The New Republic as having "reshaped the way we follow politics." [5] He is a trustee of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum. [6]
In October 2011, Allbritton was included on The New Republic's list of Washington's most powerful, least famous people. [7]
Allbritton received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University in 1992, [8] and has served as a member of its board of trustees. [9] [10] With his wife Elena, Allbritton donated funds for the establishment of the school's Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life. [11]
Allbritton is the son of the late banker and businessman Joe Allbritton.
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