David is co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group; principal owner of the U.S. Major League Baseball team, the Baltimore Orioles; author of numerous books about leadership, investing and American history; as well as a television host.

Leon and David spoke about a wide range of topics, starting with Carlyle’s longstanding relationship with Citi, which goes back to the financing of the group’s first buyouts. David also shared his experience growing up as an only child in a blue-collar home in Baltimore, his approach to “patriotic philanthropy” and how he hopes to inspire his hometown by investing in the Orioles.