Wilbur Ross

Wilbur Ross

Chief Executive Officer at ROSS ACQUISITION CORP II

Net worth: 1 M $ as of 2024-02-28

85 year
Finance
Commercial Services
Producer Manufacturing

Profile

Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. (November 28, 1937) is an American investor known for restructuring failed companies in industries such as steel, coal, telecommunications, foreign investment and textiles. He specializes in leveraged buyouts and distressed businesses. As of August 2014, Forbes magazine lists Ross as one of the world's billionaires with a net worth of $2.9 billion. he has been bottom-fishing in mortgages and mortgage companies. He apparently commands far greater sums than his net worth would suggest.

Early life
Ross was born in Weehawken, New Jersey He drove two hours a day from New Jersey to attend the elite Catholic college preparatory Xavier High School in Manhattan. He ran track and was captain of the rifle team. He earned a B.A. from Yale College, which was also his father's alma mater. At Yale, Ross edited one of the literary magazines and worked at the radio station. Initially, he wanted to be a writer, but after his experience in a fiction class requiring 500 words daily, he concluded that he had "run out of material." His faculty adviser at Yale helped him get his first summer job on Wall Street. He earned his M.B.A. at Harvard Business School. Ross owns 25 Magrittes including some of the artist's most valuable paintings such as The Pilgrim. WL Ross & Co. was acquired by Amvescap (now Invesco) in 2006.

International Steel Group
Wilbur Ross at first had support of the local Steelworkers Union, negotiating a deal with them to "save" Pennsylvania's steel industry.

International Textile Group (ITG)
Ross combined Burlington Industries and Cone Mills in 2004 to form [[Internation



Source @ Wikipedia

Known holdings in public companies

CompanyDateNumber of sharesValuationValuation date
2024-01-01 165,016 ( 1.15% ) 1 M $ 2024-02-28

Wilbur Ross active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
ROSS ACQUISITION CORP II Chief Executive Officer 2021-01-20
COYA THERAPEUTICS, INC. Director/Board Member 2023-12-18
El Vedado LLC Corporate Officer/Principal -
Corporate Officer/Principal -
Yale School of Management Director/Board Member -
WL Ross Group LP Corporate Officer/Principal -
Chairman -
All active positions of Wilbur Ross

Former positions of Wilbur Ross

CompaniesPositionEnd
Government of the United States of America Minister of Government 2021-01-19
Chief Executive Officer 2015-05-19
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Training of Wilbur Ross

Yale University Undergraduate Degree
Harvard Business School Masters Business Admin

Experiences
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Connections

100 +

1st degree connections

89

1st degree companies

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Linked companies

Listed companies15
TRINITY PLACE HOLDINGS INC.

Finance

OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Finance

THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.

Producer Manufacturing

EXCO RESOURCES, INC.

Energy Minerals

INVESCO PLC (CAN)

Finance

ARCELORMITTAL

Non-Energy Minerals

PLASCAR PARTICIPAÇÕES INDUSTRIAIS S.A.

Producer Manufacturing

SPICEJET LIMITED

Transportation

ASSURED GUARANTY LTD.

Finance

TONG YANG LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

Finance

BANKUNITED, INC.

Finance

NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD.

Transportation

BANK OF CYPRUS HOLDINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Finance

ROSS ACQUISITION CORP II

Finance

COYA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Commercial Services

Private companies71

Process Industries

Process Industries

Consumer Services

Safety Components International, Inc.

Producer Manufacturing

Finance

Finance

Finance

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Energy Minerals

Process Industries

Producer Manufacturing

Blue Ocean Re Holdings Ltd.

Finance

Absolute Recovery Hedge Fund LP

Miscellaneous

El Vedado LLC

WL Ross Group LP

Finance

Process Industries

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Finance

Finance

Consumer Durables

Health Services

Consumer Services

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Non-Energy Minerals

Government of the United States of America

Government

Commercial Services

Technology Services

Finance

Overseas Private Investment Corp.

Finance

Consumer Services

Finance

Finance

Energy Minerals

Non-Energy Minerals

Miscellaneous

Commercial Services

Transportation

Transportation

Electronic Technology

Commercial Services

Consumer Durables

Non-Energy Minerals

Producer Manufacturing

Producer Manufacturing

Process Industries

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Commercial Services

Finance

Commercial Services

Producer Manufacturing

Air Lease Corp.

Commercial Services

Phoenix International Insurance Co.

Harvard Business School Club of New York

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Commercial Services

Energy Minerals

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Committee On Capital Markets Regulation

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Ohizumi MFG Co., Ltd.

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Producer Manufacturing

Consumer Services

Transportation

Distribution Services

The Japan Society

Government

Industrial Services

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