Roland W. Betts '68 B.A.
New York, New York
Elected Alumni Fellow in 1999, Senior Fellow in 2003, and Successor Fellow in 2006, Roland W. Betts is chairman of Chelsea Piers, L.P., which developed and operates the Chelsea Piers Sports Complex in New York City. He is founder and president of Silver Screen Management, Inc., and president of International Film Investors, Inc.
After graduating from Yale, Mr. Betts taught public school in Harlem. He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1978 and practiced law for several years in the entertainment department at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. From 1989 to 1998 Mr. Betts was the lead owner of the Texas Rangers. He is a member of the United States Olympic Committee and a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the National Park Foundation, Columbia Law School, and the Kennedy Center. He is a director of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation and is taking a leadership role in rebuilding the World Trade Center site.
