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Wolfensohn

British  
/ ˈwʊlfənˌsəʊn /

noun

  1. James D., known as Jim. born 1933, US businessman and international official, born in Australia; president of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank) (1995–2005); honorary knightood (1995)

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The cause was cancer, said her son, Adam Wolfensohn.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2020

At first he took a teaching post at Princeton and a part-time role at Wolfensohn, an investment banking firm that cultivated a reputation for providing disinterested advice.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2019

He secretly flew the international banker Jim Wolfensohn to Vancouver to put the bans in place.

From The Guardian • May 16, 2019

"Mistakes happen and sadly things go wrong," said Prof Wolfensohn.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2017

His shareholders - among them poor and developing countries - are forced to cough up these exorbitant fees and to finance the luxurious lifestyle of the likes of Kohler and Wolfensohn.

From Crime and Corruption by Vaknin, Samuel

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