Susan Cohn Rockefeller

Susan Cohn Rockefeller (born 1959) is an entrepreneur, conservationist, and filmmaker. She is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Musings.[1] She also designs jewelry with themes that fit in with her work.[2]

Susan Cohn Rockefeller

Biography

She received her undergraduate degree from Hampshire College and her master's degree from New York University.[3] Susan lives in New York City with her husband, David Rockefeller Jr. and her children.[4] She met David while filming in Alaska in 2006 and they were married in 2008.[5]

Rockefeller's films have explored a range of contemporary issues such as ocean acidification and the future of ocean health, PTSD and the use of music to heal,[4] the confluence of race, poverty and illness;[6] and global food sustainability.[2] Her films have aired on HBO,[7] PBS,[8][7] and the Discovery Channel.[7] Her 2009 film, Sea Change, received the NOAA 2010 Environmental Hero Award.[4]

Susan sits on the boards of Oceana,[9] Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture,[3] We Are Family Foundation, and is a member of the Natural Resources Defense Council Global Leadership Council.[10] She also done fundraising work for the South Fork Natural History Museum.[11]

In 2018, Rockefeller was noted in the book, Rescuing Ladybugs by author Jennifer Skiff as “inspiring awareness” and “mobilizing action across a range of environmental and philanthropic causes as a conservationist and ocean advocate.[12] In the book, Rockefeller credits a “moment of enlightenment inspired by the pteropod” to her passion in “helping others understand the fragility of our ecosystem.”[12]

In December 2021, Rockefeller and her husband each contributed $5,000 to The Next 50, a liberal political action committee (PAC).[13]

Filmography
  • The Baby Shower (1998)[4]
  • Green Fire: Lives of Commitment and Passion in a Fragile World (1998)[4]
  • Running Madness (2002)[4]
  • Richard Nelson's Alaska (2006)[4]
  • A Sea Change (2009)[14]
  • Striking a Chord (2010)[4]
  • Making Crooked Straight (2010)[4]
  • Mission of Mermaids (2012)[15]
  • Food For Thought, Food For Life (2015)[5]

References
  1. "About - Musings". Musings. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  2. Curiel, Francis (23 October 2016). "Susan Rockefeller Takes a Stab at Food Day". Observer. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. "Susan Rockefeller". Oceana. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  4. Waggenspack, Beth M. (2012). The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781452270371.
  5. hay, r. couri (3 July 2014). "Susan Rockefeller Preserves the Hamptons". Hamptons Magazine. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  6. Shattuck, Kathryn (14 April 2010). "What's On Today". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  7. "Susan Cohn Rockefeller". Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  8. "Susan Cohn and David Rockefeller Jr". The New York Times. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  9. Wright, Jennifer Ashley (13 November 2013). "Breakfast With the Rockefellers". Observer. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  10. Kamm, Jennifer (11 June 2014). "Susan Rockefeller Dives Deep into the Hamptons with Her Ocean-Inspired Jewelry Collection". Haute Living. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  11. "Susan Rockefeller Shares in SoFo's Mission". Hamptons Magazine. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  12. Skiff, Jennifer (2018). Rescuing ladybugs : inspirational encounters with animals that changed the world. Novato, California. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-60868-502-8. OCLC 1038022867.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  13. "The Next 50 PAC PAC Donors". OpenSecrets. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  14. Cole, Patrick (10 March 2013). "Rockefellers Want Cleaner Seas, Give Obama Low Green Mark". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  15. "Bahamas International Film Festival". The Bahamas Weekly. 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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