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}}'''Wilbur Ross''' is a multi-[[millionaire]] US financier.
'''Wilbur Ross''' did join [[Rothschild Bank]] of New York in 1976.<ref>https://www.euromoney.com/article/b1320dw6rm2q4y/wilbur-ross-senior-managing-director-rothschild-newyork saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20180924112601/https://www.euromoney.com/article/b1320dw6rm2q4y/wilbur-ross-senior-managing-director-rothschild-newyork Archive.org] saved at [http://archive.is/HyEXd Archive.is]</ref><ref>http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/30/us/wilbur-ross-fast-facts/index.html saved at [http://archive.is/Ahlcb Archive.is]</ref> There he earned his estimated net worth of ~700 Million USD (for years it was reported to be 3 Billion or more).<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-cabinet-wilbur-ross-kappa-beta-phi-2016-12 saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20161202111654/http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-cabinet-wilbur-ross-kappa-beta-phi-2016-12 Archive.org] saved at [http://archive.is/z7xMB Archive.is]</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2019/07/23/why-forbes-is-dropping-wilbur-ross-net-worthagain/#1bd53c8d7e57</ref> In 1990, as adviser to bondholders who financed [[Donald Trump]]s Taj Mahal [[Casino]] project, he brokered the deal that avoided Trumps bankruptcy filing.<ref>https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/business/wilbur-ross-once-ushered-deal-for-trump-to-keep-taj/article_4090b1fa-f622-5a24-ba0a-567d6f1d757b.html saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20191120040453/https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/business/wilbur-ross-once-ushered-deal-for-trump-to-keep-taj/article_4090b1fa-f622-5a24-ba0a-567d6f1d757b.html Archive.org] saved at [http://archive.is/fumOS Archive.is]</ref><ref>https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-wilbur-ross-commerce-20161208-story.html</ref> He was educated at the [[Xavier High School]], a [[Jesuit]] led school for boys in New York City and studied at [[Yale]] and [[Harvard University]]. He is a member of [[Yale Key]] and at one point has been reported to be president of [[Kappa Beta Phi]], a secret fraternity of [[Wall Street]] bankers.<ref>http://www.thenewjournalatyale.com/2017/02/yale-men-cabinet/ saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20170413205615/http://www.thenewjournalatyale.com/2017/02/yale-men-cabinet/ Archive.org] saved at [http://archive.is/KNl1H Archive.is]</ref>
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==Career==
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Ross joined [[Rothschild Bank]] of New York in 1976.<ref>https://www.euromoney.com/article/b1320dw6rm2q4y/wilbur-ross-senior-managing-director-rothschild-newyork saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20180924112601/https://www.euromoney.com/article/b1320dw6rm2q4y/wilbur-ross-senior-managing-director-rothschild-newyork Archive.org] saved at [http://archive.is/HyEXd Archive.is]</ref><ref>http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/30/us/wilbur-ross-fast-facts/index.html saved at [http://archive.is/Ahlcb Archive.is]</ref> There he earned his estimated net worth of ~700 Million USD (for years it was reported to be 3 Billion or more).<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-cabinet-wilbur-ross-kappa-beta-phi-2016-12 saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20161202111654/http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-cabinet-wilbur-ross-kappa-beta-phi-2016-12 Archive.org] saved at [http://archive.is/z7xMB Archive.is]</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2019/07/23/why-forbes-is-dropping-wilbur-ross-net-worthagain/#1bd53c8d7e57</ref> In 1990, as adviser to bondholders who financed [[Donald Trump]]s Taj Mahal [[Casino]] project, he brokered the deal that avoided Trumps bankruptcy filing.<ref>https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/business/wilbur-ross-once-ushered-deal-for-trump-to-keep-taj/article_4090b1fa-f622-5a24-ba0a-567d6f1d757b.html saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20191120040453/https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/business/wilbur-ross-once-ushered-deal-for-trump-to-keep-taj/article_4090b1fa-f622-5a24-ba0a-567d6f1d757b.html Archive.org] saved at [http://archive.is/fumOS Archive.is]</ref><ref>https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-wilbur-ross-commerce-20161208-story.html</ref> He was educated at the [[Xavier High School]], a [[Jesuit]] led school for boys in New York City and studied at [[Yale]] and [[Harvard University]]. He is a member of [[Yale Key]] and at one point has been reported to be president of [[Kappa Beta Phi]], a secret fraternity of [[Wall Street]] bankers.<ref>http://www.thenewjournalatyale.com/2017/02/yale-men-cabinet/ saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20170413205615/http://www.thenewjournalatyale.com/2017/02/yale-men-cabinet/ Archive.org] saved at [http://archive.is/KNl1H Archive.is]</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 18:49, 11 August 2020

Person.png Wilbur Ross   WikiquoteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(financier)
Wilbur Ross.jpg
BornWilbur Louis Ross Jr.
1937-11-28
Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityUS
Alma materYale University, Harvard University
Children2 daughters
SpouseJudith Nodine
PartyRepublican, Democratic
Multi-millionaire US financier. Bilderberg. US Secretary of Commerce since 2017

Employment.png United States Secretary of Commerce

In office
February 28, 2017 - Present

Wilbur Ross is a multi-millionaire US financier.

Career

Ross joined Rothschild Bank of New York in 1976.[1][2] There he earned his estimated net worth of ~700 Million USD (for years it was reported to be 3 Billion or more).[3][4] In 1990, as adviser to bondholders who financed Donald Trumps Taj Mahal Casino project, he brokered the deal that avoided Trumps bankruptcy filing.[5][6] He was educated at the Xavier High School, a Jesuit led school for boys in New York City and studied at Yale and Harvard University. He is a member of Yale Key and at one point has been reported to be president of Kappa Beta Phi, a secret fraternity of Wall Street bankers.[7]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/20171 June 20174 June 2017US
Virginia
Chantilly
The 65th Bilderberg Meeting
WEF/Annual Meeting/200421 January 200425 January 2004World Economic Forum
Switzerland
2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres.
WEF/Annual Meeting/201922 January 201925 January 2019World Economic Forum
Switzerland
"The reality is that we are in a Cold War [against China] that threatens to turn into a hot one."
WEF/Annual Meeting/202021 January 202024 January 2020World Economic Forum
Switzerland
This mega-summit of the world's ruling class and their political and media appendages happens every year, but 2020 was special, as the continuous corporate media coverage of COVID-19 started more or less from one day to the next on 20/21 January 2020, coinciding with the start of the meeting.
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