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).
Po studiích na Harvard Business School se věnoval investičnímu bankovnictví v Londýně a New Yorku. V roce 1979 pomáhal zachraňovat finanční situaci výrobce automobilů Chrysler.
He was a force on Wall Street before taking the reins of the bank in 1995, then proceeded to shake it up. He did the same at both Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center.
This year marks 30 years since James D. Wolfensohn became president of the World Bank Group (WBG). On this anniversary, the records from his presidency (June 1, 1995 – May 31, 2005) become eligible for declassification under the World Bank’s…