The Truth About Chelsea Clinton's Husband

Chelsea Clinton's husband is somewhat of a mysterious figure, even though Clinton has spent her entire life in the spotlight.

When Clinton was born, her father, Bill Clinton, was already the governor of Arkansas. A presidential child who grew up to be gorgeous in front of America's eyes, Clinton has been known as a governor's daughter, the daughter of the POTUS, the daughter of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as a successful woman in her own right. That said, while we see a lot of Clinton in the news, she does her best to keep her home life under wraps. We can't blame her for wanting to keep her private life to herself as much as it is possible; however, that doesn't stop us from wishing we knew more about Clinton and her husband.

Clinton and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky, have been together for more than a decade. However, the public doesn't know very much about Mezvinsky. So, who is the enigmatic figure who swept Clinton off her feet? What does he do for work? And, more importantly, what's his relationship with Clinton like? Here's the truth about Chelsea Clinton's husband, Marc Mezvinsky.

Chelsea Clinton's husband remains cloaked in mystery, giving the public ample opportunity to create imaginary backstories for him in their minds. 

Perhaps in part because Marc Mezvinsky doesn't reveal a lot of personal information about himself, some rumors have swirled about him in an effort to fill in the blanks. One of the most widely spread rumors about Clinton's husband is that Mezvinsky is a member of the Soros family — specifically that he is the nephew of billionaire and philanthropist George Soros. As noted by Snopes, this rumor can be traced back to actor Scott Baio, who claimed on Facebook in 2016 that he had discovered that Mezvinsky is secretly related to Soros.

Baio provided no evidence to back up the theory, but the rumor still took on a life of its own. In reality, however, Soros only has one brother, the late Paul Soros. Paul Soros had two children, Peter Soros and Jeffrey Soros. Additionally, Baio claimed that Mezvinsky and Clinton were married at the Soros mansion, which is also false.

Chelsea Clinton and her husband go way back, meeting before the former first daughter's stunning transformation. 

As noted by Us Weekly, Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky first met in 1993 in Hilton Head, South Carolina, at a Democratic political retreat. While they didn't begin dating at that time, they did start a friendship that would eventually lead to romance. Their friendship continued for years, even as they went their separate ways and dated other people. 

Clinton and Mezvinsky had been friends for decades before they finally began to date. For a while it looked like the relationship might never come about, as Clinton was in a serious relationship with writer Ian Klaus for four years. After their 2005 breakup, though, the timing finally seemed to work out between Clinton and Mezvinsky and they started dating that same year, much to the delight of their loved ones."We were always rooting for them to get together," one of Clinton's friends revealed to Vogue.

Chelsea Clinton and her husband are the ultimate power couple, as the former first kid and Marc Mezvinsky both have wildly successful careers. 

Per her bio at Columbia's Mailman School of Health, Clinton is an adjunct professor at the institution, has authored several books, is the Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, and sits on multiple boards. For his part, Mezvinsky is an investment banker. As noted by The North American Pembrokian, his first job in the industry was at Goldman Sachs' Investment Management Division in 2002. After several years working at various departments at the company, he left Goldman Sachs and became a partner at 3G Capital, running its global macro portfolio. In 2011, Mezvinsky co-founded his own hedge fund, Eaglevale Partners, which shut down in 2017. Per the Daily Mail, he joined private equity firm TPG in 2019.

Mezvinsky is also co-author of E-Finance North America: Strategic and Statistical Analysis of Online Financial Services, which was published in 2000.

Chelsea Clinton and her husband Marc Mezvinsky tied the knot in a lavish ceremony, much like you might expect of two kids from wealthy families. 

Today estimated at the time that the the event cost somewhere between $2 million and $5 million, including $11,000 for a gluten-free cake, $500,000 for flowers, and $600,000 for air-conditioned tents with glass walls. A no-fly zone was enforced over Rhinebeck by the Federal Aviation Administration on the day of the wedding. Wedding planner Claudia Hanlin told the outlet that the affair was planned "to be very understated, elegant, but befitting a royal wedding for the U.S."

As noted by the New Jersey Herald, among the hundreds of guests were Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Vera Wang, and Madeleine Albright. While the venue was closed to the public, fans reportedly turned out in droves in the hopes of seeing a celebrity or catching a glimpse of the bride and groom. As noted by Stanford's The Dish, they tied the knot in Rhineback, New York at Astor Courts. Clinton wore a Vera Wang gown while Mezvinsky wore a Burberry suit.

Chelsea Clinton and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky, have three beautiful children together: Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky, Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky, and Jasper Clinton Mezvinsky. While Clinton and Mezvinsky aren't the type to fill social media with pics of their home life, Clinton has said that her husband is a doting father who loves spending time with their children. 

In an interview with Lohud following the birth of Charlotte, Clinton revealed that Mezvinsky took paternity leave from his job so that he could spend time with their newborn. Clinton described her husband as "an engaged and happy father," adding, "I didn't know I could love my husband any more until he became Charlotte's dad."

It seems Clinton and Mezvinsky are raising their children to be staunch feminists, as Clinton revealed to Parents that they believe it's important for their kids to be exposed to stories where girls "are determined, resilient, persisting, and persevering." Clinton also told the outlet that she and her husband make sure that their kids "see their mother and father involved in chores around the house and caring for them."

Chelsea Clinton and her husband have one not-so-pleasant thing in common: both have faced major family scandals involving the family patriarch. 

In Clinton's case, the scandal in question was the infamous Clinton-Lewinsky scandal during her father's presidency. However, her husband's familial drama was a bit different than her own. As noted by the Associated Press, Marc Mezvinsky's father, Edward Mezvinsky, found himself embroiled in controversy in the early 2000s after he embezzled more than $10 million. In 2001, he pled guilty to 31 counts of bank, mail, and wire fraud, and ended up serving less than five years of his 80 month sentence. In 2016, records obtained by Politico revealed that, prior to his formal indictment, Edward Mezvinsky and his wife pleaded with then-president Bill Clinton for a pardon which ultimately wasn't granted, although it's unclear if Clinton ever saw the letters.

While these scandals were undoubtedly difficult for Clinton and Mezvinsky, some have speculated that their respective familial hardships drew the two long-time friends even closer together. As one observer told the New York Post, "They both grew up with those dark clouds that hung over them."

While Chelsea Clinton's husband keeps a much lower profile than his wife, Marc Mezvinsky has made it clear in the interviews he's granted in the past just how much he loves and admires the former first daughter.

In a 2012 Vogue interview alongside his wife, Mezvinsky briefly spoke to the outlet about his marriage to Clinton. Mezvinsky compared his wife to Hillary Clinton, saying that, like her former presidential hopeful mother, his wife is an eloquent speaker who "speaks in fully formed paragraphs," which he said is a gift that "defies logic." Mezvinsky added that he and his wife are quite different, but that their differences don't make them incompatible. Instead, Mezvinsky believes he and Clinton's differences help them to balance each other out. 

"She's very much the yin to my yang," Mezvinsky told Vogue, explaining that, while he "can exist in a cloud" and "walk into parking meters," Clinton is the exact opposite. Mezvinsky continued, joking that his wife is always there to point out those pesky parking meters before he walks into them. Hey, opposites attract, right? These two certainly seem to prove it.