Background
Betts, Roland W. was born on May 25, 1946.
Betts, Roland W. was born on May 25, 1946.
Juris Doctor, Columbia Law School, 1978. Bachelor, Yale University, 1968.
Teacher, I.S. 201 The Teachers Inc., Central Harlem, New York, 1968. From teacher to assistant principal N. Y. C. Schools, 1968—1975. With Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, 1978.
Founder & president Silver Screen Management, Inc., 1983. Chairman & founder Chelsea Piers, L.P., New York City, since 1994. Lead owner Texas Rangers Baseball Club, 1989—1997.
Member United States Olympic Committee. Trustee American Museum of Natural History, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, Columbia University Law School, Georgia O'Keefe Museum. Fellow Yale Corporation.
Member board directors Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.
Married Lois Betts; children: Margaret, Jessica.