James Wolfensohn - Wikipedia
Sir James David Wolfensohn KBE, AO (1 December 1933 – 25 November 2020) was an Australian-American lawyer, investment banker, and economist who served as the ninth president of the World Bank Group (1995–2005). During his tenure at the World Bank, he is credited with the focus on poverty alleviation and a rethink on development financing ...
James D. Wolfensohn, Who Led the World Bank for 10 Years, …
Nov 25, 2020 · James D. Wolfensohn, who escaped a financially pinched Australian childhood to become a top Wall Street deal maker and a two-term president of the World Bank, died on Wednesday at his home in...
James David Wolfensohn - World Bank Group
James David Wolfensohn, 1933 - 2020. During his decade as President of the World Bank (June 1, 1995, to May 31, 2005), James D. Wolfensohn focused on the institution’s core purpose: fighting global poverty and helping the world’s poor forge better lives.
James Wolfensohn | Biography, World Bank, & Facts | Britannica …
James Wolfensohn (born December 1, 1933, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia—died November 25, 2020, New York, New York, U.S.) was an Australian-born American banker who served as president of the World Bank (1995–2005), where he tried to shift the institution’s focus toward humanitarian efforts.
Remembering President James David Wolfensohn - World Bank …
On November 25th, 2020, the World Bank Group and the international development community lost a key figure in our field when former Bank Group President James D. Wolfensohn passed away.
James Wolfensohn, former president of the World Bank, 1933 …
Nov 26, 2020 · Renaissance man who transformed the global financial institution, and the world’s view of it. James Wolfensohn was only the third person to serve as World Bank president for two full terms ...
James Wolfensohn, former World Bank president, dies at 86
Nov 26, 2020 · James Wolfensohn, who served as the president of the World Bank for 10 years, has died. He was 86. Wolfensohn died Wednesday at his home in Manhattan, according to the Institute for Advanced Study, where he had been a past chair of the board.
Former World Bank President James Wolfensohn dies at 86
Nov 26, 2020 · James Wolfensohn, who served as the president of the World Bank for 10 years and was a guiding force for a couple of the most well-known cultural institutions in the U.S., has died at the age...
Former World Bank chief and 'voice for the poor' Wolfensohn …
Nov 26, 2020 · James Wolfensohn, a former investment banker who pushed through debt relief for the poorest nations during a decade at the helm of the World Bank, has died, the Bank said Wednesday. He was 86.
Jim Wolfensohn, former head of World Bank and IMD alumnus, …
James (Jim) Wolfensohn, who served as the ninth president of the World Bank Group and had a close connection with IMD, passed away on Wednesday aged 86. Carlos Braga, former Professor of International Political Economy and Director of the Evian Group at …