Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Winthrop H. Smith, Jr. is the former Executive Vice President of Merrill Lynch & Co. and Chairman of Merrill Lynch International, Inc. He spent twenty-eight years at Merrill Lynch beginning in 1974 after receiving an MBA from Wharton Graduate and retiring in January 2002. He is a 1971 graduate of Amherst College. He began as an investment banking associate and for the last ten years of his career was responsible for Merrill Lynch's growth outside of the United States. He was known as a charismatic leader, a strategic thinker and an excellent client relationship professional who developed strong relationships with Government leaders, corporate executives and high net worth individuals around the world.His father, Winthrop H. Smith, was one of the founding partners of Merrill Lynch and was recognized as the man who implemented Charlie Merrill's strategy of bringing Wall Street to Main Street and was eulogized as a man who received both respect and affection from his colleagues in the industry and at his firm.Win Smith, Jr. is now an entrepreneur and private investor, and he is Chairman and CEO of Summit Ventures NE, LLC which owns Sugarbush Resort in Warren, Vermont. He also serves as a Director of Eaton Vance Corporation, AGF Management in Canada, the Richardson Financial Group, Richardson-GMP in Canada, the National Ski Areas Association, the Vermont Ski Areas Association and the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce. He is currently Vice Chair of the Vermont Business Roundtable. His former philanthropic duties included serving on the Boards of Deerfield Academy, the Cancer Research Institute, The Winthrop H. Smith Memorial Foundation, the New York City Ballet, The Economic Club of New York, Outward Bound USA, The Japan Society, The United Nations Association of the United States and The Americas Society. He was also a former member of the Council on Foreign Relations.Win is currently writing a book about the history of Merrill Lynch titled, "Catching Lightning in a Bottle: How Merrill Lynch Revolutionized the Financial World." It will be available on December 5, 2013, the fifth anniversary of the final Merrill Lynch shareholder meeting. Its website is www.smith-merrillhistory.comHe has married twice. His first marriage, which ended in divorce, produced four children and four grandchildren. He is currently married to Lili Ruane, the daughter of investment professional William J. Ruane and the sister of Boston music impresario Billy Ruane, both deceased. She has four daughters of her own.. }
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- Winthrop_H._Smith,_Jr. abstract "Winthrop H. Smith, Jr. is the former Executive Vice President of Merrill Lynch & Co. and Chairman of Merrill Lynch International, Inc. He spent twenty-eight years at Merrill Lynch beginning in 1974 after receiving an MBA from Wharton Graduate and retiring in January 2002. He is a 1971 graduate of Amherst College. He began as an investment banking associate and for the last ten years of his career was responsible for Merrill Lynch's growth outside of the United States. He was known as a charismatic leader, a strategic thinker and an excellent client relationship professional who developed strong relationships with Government leaders, corporate executives and high net worth individuals around the world.His father, Winthrop H. Smith, was one of the founding partners of Merrill Lynch and was recognized as the man who implemented Charlie Merrill's strategy of bringing Wall Street to Main Street and was eulogized as a man who received both respect and affection from his colleagues in the industry and at his firm.Win Smith, Jr. is now an entrepreneur and private investor, and he is Chairman and CEO of Summit Ventures NE, LLC which owns Sugarbush Resort in Warren, Vermont. He also serves as a Director of Eaton Vance Corporation, AGF Management in Canada, the Richardson Financial Group, Richardson-GMP in Canada, the National Ski Areas Association, the Vermont Ski Areas Association and the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce. He is currently Vice Chair of the Vermont Business Roundtable. His former philanthropic duties included serving on the Boards of Deerfield Academy, the Cancer Research Institute, The Winthrop H. Smith Memorial Foundation, the New York City Ballet, The Economic Club of New York, Outward Bound USA, The Japan Society, The United Nations Association of the United States and The Americas Society. He was also a former member of the Council on Foreign Relations.Win is currently writing a book about the history of Merrill Lynch titled, "Catching Lightning in a Bottle: How Merrill Lynch Revolutionized the Financial World." It will be available on December 5, 2013, the fifth anniversary of the final Merrill Lynch shareholder meeting. Its website is www.smith-merrillhistory.comHe has married twice. His first marriage, which ended in divorce, produced four children and four grandchildren. He is currently married to Lili Ruane, the daughter of investment professional William J. Ruane and the sister of Boston music impresario Billy Ruane, both deceased. She has four daughters of her own.".