# Mitchell Rales

_American businessman_

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Last updated: 2026-10-30

> Mitchell P. Rales is an American businessman and art curator. He co-founded Danaher Corporation with his brother Steven Rales in 1984 and the art museum Glenstone with his wife Emily Wei in 2006. Rales is also the chairman of ESAB and the leading limited partner of the National Football League (NFL) team Washington Commanders, as well as the former president of the National Gallery of Art. Rales has an estimated net worth of $4 billion as of 2025.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** August 1956 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6881360#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Pittsburgh ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6881360#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6881360#P27))
- **Occupation:** art collector; businessperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6881360#P106))
- **Education:** Miami University; Walt Whitman High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6881360#P69))
- **Spouse:** Emily Wei Rales ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6881360#P26))
- **Awards:** Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6881360#P166))

## Questions

**When was Mitchell Rales born?**  
Mitchell Rales was born on August 1956 in Pittsburgh.

**Where did Mitchell Rales study?**  
Mitchell Rales was educated at Miami University, Walt Whitman High School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mitchell Rales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Rales) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6881360](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6881360) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Mitchell Rales 2018.jpg by Joe Andrucyk via Maryland GovPics on Flickr (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mitchell_Rales_2018.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Mitchell Rales, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Mitchell Rales 2018.jpg — Joe Andrucyk via Maryland GovPics on Flickr, CC BY 2.0.

## Cite this page

"Mitchell Rales". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/mitchell-rales. Retrieved 14 November 2026.