How to Pronounce James Wolfensohn
#50
Most Popular
Boost
Dec 01, 1933 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 90 years old
President of the World Bank
SagittariusJames Wolfensohn - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
James Wolfensohn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Family, Facts, Age, Net Worth, Biography and More in FamedBorn.com
About James Wolfensohn
- James David Wolfensohn, KBE, AO (born 1 December 1933) is an Australian-American lawyer, investment banker, and economist who served as the ninth president of the World Bank Group (1995–2005).
- He was born in Sydney, Australia, and is a graduate of the University of Sydney and Harvard Business School; he was also an Olympic fencer.
- He worked for various companies in Britain and the United States before forming his own investment firm.
- Wolfensohn became an American citizen in 1980, requiring him to renounce his Australian citizenship although he eventually regained it in 2010.
- He served two terms as President of the World Bank on the nomination of U.S.
- President Bill Clinton, and has since held various positions with charitable organisations.
