About these summaries
Octagon has summarized 31 episodes of The David Rubenstein Show published between Jan 8, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026. The companies discussed most often are Bloomberg, Carlyle Group and JPMorgan Chase. Frequent guests include Jamie Dimon. Each summary lists key takeaways, short timestamped quotes and the companies and tickers mentioned, with a link to the full episode.
Most-mentioned tickers
- CG 4
- JPM 3
Most-mentioned companies
- Bloomberg 4
- Carlyle Group 2
- JPMorgan Chase 2
- Revolut 2
Frequent guests
- Jamie Dimon 2
Episodes
- Strauss Zelnick on GTA VI, Take-Two's Turnaround and AI | The David Rubenstein Show
Strauss Zelnick says Grand Theft Auto VI is the culmination of a franchise he believes is “probably the most valuable intellectual property in the entertainment business” because…
- Rubenstein on the Anthropic IPO, Nvidia CEO Scandal, GTA VI
David Rubenstein says the Anthropic IPO is likely to get done at a very high valuation, even if the number has come down from the roughly $2,000,000,000,000 level he thinks was…
- Bridgewater CEO Nir Bar Dea on AI Investing, Markets and Leadership | The David Rubenstein Show
Bridgewater CEO Nir Bar Dea describes the firm as a global macro shop that tries to understand the full policy and market backdrop, not just make guesses about the Fed or Congress.
- David Rubenstein on New Book, “Speaking of America”
The guest argues that Washington has become far more partisan than when he first worked there in the 1970s, when bipartisan dealmaking was the norm.
- Santander's Ana Botin on US Growth, Debt, AI and the Global Economy | The David Rubenstein Show
Ana Botín argues that Santander’s edge is a habit of constant reinvention: the bank has tried to stay close to customers, keep trust central, and disrupt itself before others do.
- J&J CEO Joaquin Duato on Obesity, Cancer and AI | The David Rubenstein Show
Johnson & Johnson CEO Joaquin Duato argued that the company’s long-term identity is now centered on pharmaceuticals and medical devices, not consumer products.
- David Booth on Investing, Dimensional and Staying Calm | The David Rubenstein Show
David Booth traces Dimensional Fund Advisors from a Brooklyn brownstone in 1981 to a firm managing more than $1 trillion, arguing that the original insight was simple…
- Clara Wu Tsai on the NY Liberty, Rise of the WNBA | The David Rubenstein Show
Clara Wu Tsai argued that sports ownership is a long-horizon business centered on building institutions, not just chasing quarterly results.
- The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations Celebrates 10 Years
David Rubenstein marks ten years of his Bloomberg TV interview series by revisiting favorite exchanges from the show’s archive.
- SpaceX Is a Compelling Investment, Gerber Says
Ross Gerber argued that SpaceX is still a compelling investment not because of what it is doing today, but because of the optionality in Starship, Starlink and space-based compute.
- Bloomberg Wealth: Rockefeller Capital Management President and CEO Greg Fleming
Greg Fleming says Rockefeller Capital Management was built to serve wealthy American families with advice that goes beyond investing, including estate planning, tax planning…
- Bloomberg Wealth: Schwab CEO Rick Wurster
Rick Wurster presents Charles Schwab as a business built on lower costs, broader access, and long-term investing discipline.
- Bloomberg Wealth: Rob Wallace
Rob Wallace describes Stanford Management Company’s mission as supporting both current students and future generations, and says the endowment now sits at about $50 billion.
- Bloomberg Wealth: Jeff Aronson
Jeff Aronson argues that private credit has become a trillion-dollar market without becoming a systemic threat to the U.S. economy.
- Everybody Wants Fed Independence, Rubenstein Says
The guest says markets are being driven by animal spirits in equities and by fear in bonds.
- The David Rubenstein Show: FedEx President and CEO Raj Subramaniam
FedEx President and CEO Raj Subramaniam says the company is no longer just an overnight letter business; it now moves the high-value economy of the world and last year handled…
- The David Rubenstein Show: Charlie Scharf
Charlie Scharf argues that the Federal Reserve’s independence is “critically important,” but that presidential views on monetary policy are inevitable and should not be confused…
- Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky on Building a Fintech Giant | The David Rubenstein Show
Nik Storonsky says Revolut began with a simple grievance: hidden foreign-exchange fees.
- The David Rubenstein Show: Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons traces his path from a commodities broker on Wall Street to one of the world’s most celebrated artists, emphasizing that his ambition was never fame but participation…
- David Rubenstein Show: Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves argues that the UK is repairing its public finances after inheriting what she called a fiscal mess, with a budget deficit that had been around 5% of GDP and is…
- David Rubenstein Show: Jeremy Allaire
Jeremy Allaire argues that Circle is still in the early innings despite its 2025 IPO and roughly $20 billion market value, because the company has spent 12 and a half years…
- Former VP Al Gore: The David Rubenstein Show
Al Gore argues that climate change has moved from a distant risk to an accelerating crisis, pointing to extreme floods, fires, drought and climate migration as evidence that the…
- David Rubenstein Show: Bobbi Brown
Bobbi Brown describes building Bobbi Brown Cosmetics from a few lipstick shades sold out of her house into a brand that Estee Lauder bought, then waiting out an unusually long…
- The David Rubenstein Show: Former US Vice President Mike Pence
Mike Pence says he is focused less on another campaign than on defending what he calls the classic conservative agenda: strong defense, limited government, fiscal responsibility…
- David Rubenstein Show: Anish Shah
Anish Shah argues that Mahindra Group is both a large industrial conglomerate and a purpose-led company, operating in more than 20 industries across roughly 70% of India’s GDP.
- The David Rubenstein Show: H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan
Yasir Al-Rumayyan described how Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has evolved from a relatively small state vehicle into a large, more active sovereign investor tied to…
- Fed Chair Powell Has Done a Good Job, Rubenstein Says
David Rubenstein said the World Economic Forum was defined by a leadership transition, with more CEOs present than before and President Trump dominating attention because people…
- David Rubenstein Show: Jamie Dimon (Full Show)
Jamie Dimon argues that U.S. policy needs to shift from short-term fixes to long-term growth, security and resilience.
- Dimon Says 'No Chance' He'd Take Fed Chair Position
Jamie Dimon says he would not take the Federal Reserve chair under any circumstances, but he would at least consider a Treasury secretary role if the president asked.
- The David Rubenstein Show: Bill Browder
Bill Browder traces his path from a family with deep communist roots to becoming the largest foreign investor in Russia in the 1990s, then an outspoken enemy of Vladimir Putin.
- David Rubenstein Show: Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio argues that tariffs are not inherently bad, but their value depends on how they are executed and whether they help the United States raise revenue and rebuild…
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