Susan Cohn Rockefeller (néeCohn; formerly Schulz; born January 14, 1959[1]) is an entrepreneur, conservationist, and filmmaker. She is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Musings.[2] She also designs jewelry with themes that fit in with her work.[3][citation needed] She is a member of the Rockefeller family by her second marriage to David Rockefeller, Jr.
She received her undergraduate degree from Hampshire College and her master's degree from New York University.[5]
Career
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,[6] the confluence of race, poverty and illness;[7] and global food sustainability.[3] Her films have aired on HBO,[8]PBS,[9][8] and the Discovery Channel.[8] Her 2009 film, Sea Change, received the NOAA 2010 Environmental Hero Award.[6][citation needed]
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.[13] 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.”[13]
In December 2021, Rockefeller and her husband each contributed $5,000 to The Next 50, a liberal political action committee (PAC).[14]
Personal life
Rockefeller was married to Robert Erving Schulz, Jr. from 1995 to about 2006.[15] From his marriage she has two children; Annabel Schulz (b.c. 1997) and Henry Schulz.[16] Today she resides in New York City with her husband, David Rockefeller Jr.[6] She met David while filming in Alaska in 2006 and they were married in 2008.[17][citation needed]
