Roland W. Betts
American film producer
Roland Whitney Betts (born May 25, 1946) is an American investor, film producer, developer, and owner of Chelsea Piers in New York City. A classmate and Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) fraternity brother of George W. Bush, Betts was the lead owner in Bush's Texas Rangers partnership. He is a graduate of St. Paul's School ('64), Yale ('68) and Columbia Law School ('78).
Roland and Lois Betts celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary in 2012. They have two daughters, Maggie and Jessica.
Life and career
Betts was born in Laurel Hollow, Long Island, the son of an investment banker for the Vincent Astor Foundation. He grew up in Syosset, Long Island.
In 1968, after graduating from Yale, Betts worked as a teacher and assistant principal until 1975. In 1978, Betts wrote Acting Out: Coping with Big City Schools, a book which explores his experiences in the public school system.
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