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|description=Multi-[[millionaire]] US financier. Bilderberg. [[US Secretary of Commerce]] since 2017 | |description=Multi-[[millionaire]] US financier. Bilderberg. [[US Secretary of Commerce]] since 2017 | ||
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|title=United States Secretary of Commerce | |title=United States Secretary of Commerce | ||
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}}'''Wilbur Ross''' is a multi-[[millionaire]] US financier. | }}'''Wilbur Ross''' is a multi-[[millionaire]] US financier. | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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> | 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> | ||
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| + | He left office as Commerce Secretary in January 2021. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:39, 24 July 2021
 Wilbur Ross      (financier) | |
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| Born | Wilbur Louis Ross Jr. 1937-11-28 Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Xavier High School, Yale University, Harvard University |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Spouse | Judith Nodine |
| Party | Republican, Democratic |
Multi-millionaire US financier. Bilderberg. US Secretary of Commerce since 2017
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Wilbur Ross is a multi-millionaire US financier.
Background
Ross attended 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.[1]
Career
Ross joined Rothschild Bank of New York in 1976.[2][3] There he earned his estimated net worth of ~700 Million USD (for years it was reported to be 3 Billion or more).[4][5] In 1990, as adviser to bondholders who financed Donald Trumps Taj Mahal Casino project, he brokered the deal that avoided Trumps bankruptcy filing.[6][7]
He left office as Commerce Secretary in January 2021.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/2017 | 1 June 2017 | 4 June 2017 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 65th Bilderberg Meeting |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2004 | 21 January 2004 | 25 January 2004 | World 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/2019 | 22 January 2019 | 25 January 2019 | World 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/2020 | 21 January 2020 | 24 January 2020 | World 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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References
- ↑ http://www.thenewjournalatyale.com/2017/02/yale-men-cabinet/ saved at Archive.org saved at Archive.is
- ↑ https://www.euromoney.com/article/b1320dw6rm2q4y/wilbur-ross-senior-managing-director-rothschild-newyork saved at Archive.org saved at Archive.is
- ↑ http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/30/us/wilbur-ross-fast-facts/index.html saved at Archive.is
- ↑ https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-cabinet-wilbur-ross-kappa-beta-phi-2016-12 saved at Archive.org saved at Archive.is
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2019/07/23/why-forbes-is-dropping-wilbur-ross-net-worthagain/#1bd53c8d7e57
- ↑ https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/business/wilbur-ross-once-ushered-deal-for-trump-to-keep-taj/article_4090b1fa-f622-5a24-ba0a-567d6f1d757b.html saved at Archive.org saved at Archive.is
- ↑ https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-wilbur-ross-commerce-20161208-story.html
