Alice Nicole Rogoff (born November 10, 1951) is an American newspaper publishing executive, philanthropist, writer, and pilot.
Alice Rogoff | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alice Nicole Rogoff November 10, 1951 |
| Education | Connecticut College (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Mortimer Rogoff (father) |
Early life and education
editRogoff is the daughter of Mortimer Rogoff (1921–2008), former chairman and president of Navigation Sciences; her mother is the artist and muralist Sheila Rogoff.[1][2][3] She has two siblings, Louisa Thompson and Julia Peach.[4] Rogoff attended the Dalton School, Connecticut College, and Harvard Business School[5] receiving an MBA degree in 1978.[6]
Career
editRogoff served for over 10 years as the chief financial officer for the magazine U.S. News & World Report.[7] She worked at The Washington Post as an assistant to publisher Donald Graham, creating its online edition. From 1978 to 1980, Rogoff was a special assistant to the director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Carter administration.[8]
Rogoff first went to Alaska in 2002.[9] She was introduced to Alaska by Theron "Terry" Smith, a former chief pilot for Alaska Airlines. With Smith and his wife, Rogoff traveled around Alaska, meeting its people. She subsequently learned to fly an airplane herself.[5] While visiting the Smiths, she bought a home in Anchorage. Rogoff became the majority owner of the Alaska Dispatch in 2008.[10] In April 2014, it was announced that Rogoff and the Alaska Dispatch would purchase the Anchorage Daily News, the largest newspaper in Alaska by circulation, for US$34 million. The transaction placed Alaska's largest newspaper under the control of Rogoff and the Alaska Dispatch.[11] She announced in 2017 that she was giving up control of the newspaper and it was being reorganized under Chapter 11 bankruptcy laws.[12]
Personal life
editRogoff wed David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chief executive officer of The Carlyle Group, in 1983. They have three children, two daughters and a son.[13][14] The couple divorced on December 8, 2017.[15]
In addition to her business ventures, Rogoff helped found Alaska House New York and the Alaska Native Arts Foundation.[16][17] Rogoff and her ex-husband have funded the participation by Juneau, Alaska in the Any Given Child program, which promotes arts in education.[18]
In 2014, Rogoff piloted her own plane to track the Iditarod sled race.[19]
In late August, 2015, Rogoff hosted President Barack Obama in her Anchorage home for a private dinner party during the first day of a three-day trip Obama made to Alaska to address global warming. Rogoff has known the Obama family for several years.[20]
On July 3, 2016, Rogoff was the pilot and sole occupant of a Cessna 206 float plane that crashed upon landing in Halibut Cove, Alaska. Her plane was damaged but she was uninjured. She was able to leave the scene of the crash on her own.[21]
References
edit- ^ "D.M. Rubenstein Wed To Alice Nicole Rogoff". The New York Times. May 22, 1983. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ^ Nantucket Chronicle: "SHEILA ROGOFF--MASTER MURALIST ON NANTUCKET" by Sharon N. Lorenzo August 12, 2012
- ^ Hydro International Magazine: "Mortimer Rogoff (1921 - 2008)" by Giuseppe Carnevali August 27, 2008
- ^ "Mortimer Rogoff, Inventor and Businessman". The Washington Post. August 17, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ^ a b Medred, Craig (April 8, 2014). "You are here Alice Rogoff and Kay Fanning: Publishers who came home to the North". Alaska Dispatch. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ^ "You're Never Done Learning". Harvard Business School. September 1, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ^ Duin, Julia (July 8, 2015). "What's this Washington insider and billionaire's wife doing in Alaska?". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Speaker's Biography: Alice Rogoff". Milken Institute. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ Cole, Dermot (December 26, 2012). "Billionaire philanthropist helps Alaskans share their story with world". News-Miner. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ^ "Alaska's largest daily newspaper sold for $34M". Associated Press. April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ^ "Alaska Dispatch buys Anchorage Daily News". KTOO-TV. April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ Rogoff, Alice. "A message from Alice Rogoff," Alaska Dispatch News, 13 Aug. 2017. Retrieved 13 Aug. 2017.
- ^ "What's this Washington insider and billionaire's wife doing in Alaska?". Washington Post. April 10, 2023. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Alexandra Rubenstein, Evan Rachlin". The New York Times. May 28, 2010. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ Roberts, Roxanne (December 8, 2017). "Billionaire David Rubenstein and his wife, Alice Rogoff, divorce". Retrieved December 18, 2017 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.
- ^ "D.M. Rubenstein Wed To Alice Nicole Rogoff". The New York Times. May 22, 1983. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ Kaufman, Leslie (April 8, 2014). "McClatchy to Sell Anchorage Daily News to Alaska Dispatch Publishing". The New York Times. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ Brown, Benjamin (February 24, 2013). "Any Given Child comes to Juneau". Juneau Empire. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ^ "What's this Washington insider and billionaire's wife doing in Alaska?". Washington Post. April 10, 2023. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ Herz, Nathaniel; Martinson, Erica (August 31, 2015). "Obama cites Alaska in address urging action on climate change". Juneau Empire. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ^ Joling, Dan (July 5, 2016). "Alaska newspaper publisher survives floatplane crash". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 5, 2016.