Dear Members and Guests:

In a return engagement by true popular demand, Mr. William Rhodes will be our featured guest speaker at the inaugural dinner event. No one is better able to predict the future as President-elect Trump assumes office.

William Rhodes: BANKER TO THE WORLD

Mr. Rhodes is a member of the Group of Thirty chaired by Paul Volcker, ex-chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Bill Rhodes is also a senior advisor for Citi, having stepped back from full time responsibilities after more than 53 years with the institution. He most recently served as senior vice chairman and senior international officer of Citigroup and Citibank.

Mr. Rhodes gained a reputation for international financial diplomacy in the 1980s and 1990s as a result of his leadership in helping manage the external-debt crisis that involved developing nations and their creditors worldwide. He headed the advisory committees of international banks that negotiated debt-restructuring agreements for Argentina, Brazil, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. He also chaired the international bank group that negotiated the extension of short-term debt of the Korean banking system in 1997-'98, and he acted as worldwide coordinator to help implement the maintenance of trade and inter-bank lines by foreign commercial banks to Brazil in early 1999. He has since served as a trusted advisor to governments, financial officials, and corporations worldwide.

In 2011, Rhodes published Banker to the World: Leadership Lessons from the Front Lines of Global Finance. Paul Volcker wrote the preface to this book, which was endorsed by Henry Kissinger, among others. Among his numerous board and leadership positions, Rhodes is vice chairman of the National Committee on US-China Relations, and Trustee of the Asia Society and of the Economic Club of New York. He is chairman emeritus of the Council of the Americas & Americas Society & the US Korea Business Council.

He is a life trustee of New York-Presbyterian and a director of many for-profit and non-for-profit organizations.

We are honored to have Bill Rhodes, recipient of enumerable decorations and honors as our first speaker in the 2016-2017 season.

Reservation and Payment Information

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MEMBERS

Annual dues are $395.00 for the 2016-2017 season. If possible, please pay by traditional check.

For now, send an email to our Board Secretary Mr. Rafael Vargas at executiveforum@outlook.com or telephone (929) 278-6114 to advise us if you will attend the Wm. Rhodes event.

GUESTS

The discounted guest fee is $100 if the non-member has not attended a prior event this season. The regular guest fee is $125.

If a member purchases five (5) or more guest tickets before a dinner for admission to that particular event, the member will pay a discounted rate of $95 for each ticket.

PAYMENTS

Although we request payments by traditional check, payments can also be made online through PayPal:

Annual Dues for Members for the 2016/17 Season of $395.00

Discounted Guest Fee of $100.00

Regular Guest Fee of $125.00

Guests may also bring a check or cash to the event and pay at the door. However, whether paying at the door or mailing the payment, please confirm your registration for this event by sending us an email at executiveforum@outlook.com with your name, company, and daytime phone number, or call (929) 278-6114.

The Executive Forum, in origin an association of alumni and friends of New York University and its Stern School of Business, consists of professionals and entrepreneurs in a variety of businesses and from a variety of schools. The organization holds four dinner events each year with high profile speakers and networking at the Torch Club on the NYU campus. Membership includes the dinner series.

If you are interested in renewing or joining, e-mail us at: executiveforum@outlook.com or call (929) 278-6114.