James D. Wolfensohn |
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James D. Wolfensohn is currently Chairman of Wolfensohn & Company, LLC, a private investment and advisory firm; Chairman of Citi International Advisory Board; and advisor to Citi on global strategy and international matters.
Mr. Wolfensohn was the ninth president of the World Bank Group (1995-2005) and the third president in the Bank’s history to be reappointed for a second term. He served as Special Envoy for Gaza Disengagement for the Quartet on the Middle East (2005-2006) and founded in 2006 the
Prior to joining the World Bank, Mr. Wolfensohn held senior positions in international finance, including President and Chief Executive Officer of James D. Wolfensohn, Inc.; Executive Partner of Salomon Brothers in New York and head of its investment banking department; Executive Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Schroders Ltd. in London; President of J. Henry Schroders Banking Corporation in New York; and Managing Director of Darling & Co. of Australia.
Throughout his life, Mr. Wolfensohn has been actively involved in cultural and philanthropic activities, including Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University; member and chair of the Board of Carnegie Hall in New York; Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. He is an Honorary Trustee of the Brookings Institution, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Century Association in
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