George Wellde

Mr. Wellde joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 1979, becoming Partner in 1992. He served in various capacities, including the Head of North America Sales for the Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities division and as Vice Chairman of the Securities Division until his retirement in 2008. During his tenure, he also served as branch manager of the Goldman Sachs Tokyo office and as Head of its Fixed Income Division from 1994 through 1999. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Mr. Wellde worked for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington D.C.

Mr. Wellde was one of the founding board members of GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance, where he served as a director for 15 years, and helped structure the International Financing Facility for Immunization, which has mobilized over $6 billion to accelerate funding for vaccines and helped GAVI immunize more than 700 million children in poor countries. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of George Washington University, and on the Investment Committee at the University of Richmond, where he previously served as Chair of the Board of Trustees. He serves as a director of Fortress Investment Group, Revolution Global, and the Partnership for Public Service in Washington, D.C., and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Mr. Wellde holds a B.S. from the University of Richmond and an M.B.A. from George Washington University.