White was born between 1966 and 1967, is a native of
Point Lookout, New York, and graduated from
Fordham University. White worked in his family's business and began to work for Intrepid in 1992 The post eventually went to former
Mississippi governor and ambassador to
Saudi Arabia,
Ray Mabus. In June 2009,
The Washington Times reported White to be considered for Deputy Chief Management Officer for the
United States Department of Defense, which would make him the highest-ranking openly gay person in the department. In 2010, White founded Constellations Group, a strategic consulting firm that advises corporations, foundations, and
high-net-worth individuals with their business challenges and philanthropic endeavors. The firms' mission is to support the men and women of the US armed forces and first responder communities and their families. White resigned from his position as president of the Intrepid museum and other Intrepid related positions in May 2010. The museum gave no explanations for White's abrupt resignation. White had been subpoenaed earlier by the office of then New York State Attorney-General Andrew Cuomo in connection with investigations into campaign fundraising solicitations from pension fund managers. He had been connected to former state comptroller Alan G. Hevesi who resigned after pleading guilty to a felony charge. Before joining the Intrepid organization in 1992, White worked in his family’s restaurant and real estate businesses in New York City. While in college, he volunteered as an emergency medical technician in the Bronx, where he assisted in delivering two babies. He also volunteered as a firefighter and served as captain of a sightseeing boat in New York Harbor. In September 2010, White agreed to pay a $1,000,000 fine to settle charges that he was involved in the state pension fund
pay-to-play scandal. On February 1, 2011, White was voted back onto the board of trustees of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. On May 14, 2012, it was reported by CNN that White had withdrawn his support from Republican presidential candidate
Mitt Romney over his stance on gay marriage days after President Obama had stated his full support for gay marriage. In a letter he wrote, White requested that Romney's campaign return his maximum contribution. White told CNN that while he did not support President Obama's fiscal policy, he would support him over Romney because he believed Romney would push for a constitutional amendment against gay marriage that would nullify his own marriage. == Political fundraising ==