Julie Katzman
Julie Katzman (born December 6, 1961) is the Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of the Inter-American Development Bank.
Julie T. Katzman | |
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Executive Vice-President of the Inter-American Development Bank | |
Assumed office 2010 | |
President | Luis Alberto Moreno |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 December 1961 Fall River, Massachusetts |
Spouse(s) | Anthony Lake |
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Early career
After starting her career in Chicago and London, Katzman joined Lehman Brothers in New York in their high yield finance group where she worked on many high-profile M&A transactions in the late 1980s and the 1990s. She then moved to Lehman's private equity group where she was part of Lehman's extraordinarily successful first externally raised fund of $1.25 billion which had returns of over 35%, making investments in industries ranging from media to consumer products to defense. Katzman's experience as a director began while at Lehman Brothers, when, after leading Computervision Corporation's restructuring in 1992, she joined their board of directors. She also served as a member of Computervision's audit committee. She later joined the boards of Loral Aerospace and Space Systems/Loral, serving on the audit committee, after the Lehman Fund and Loral Corporation completed the acquisition of The Ford Motor Company's $1.9 billion defense business[1]. Katzman left Lehman as one of the firm's youngest Managing Directors.
After leaving Lehman Brothers, she was a co-founder and partner of Violy, Byorum & Partners [2], a Latin America focused investment banking and strategic advisory firm that was consistently ranked as one of the top 10 M&A advisors in that region. While at VB&P, Katzman advised a number of the region's most influential business groups across a broad range of industries [3].
In government
At the Inter-American Development Bank, Katzman is Chief Operating Officer and manages the overall operations of the Bank, with over 4,000 staff and consultants and 29 offices.
Non-profit work
Katzman currently serves on the board of directors of the MacArthur Foundation, one of the 10 largest foundations in the United States with over $6 billion in assets [4]. She is the chairperson of the audit committee and is a member of foundation's investment and institutional policy (governance) committees. Katzman also serves on other not for profit boards of directors including the Advisory Council of MIT Media Lab [5].
References
- Los Angeles Times.com: "Ford Aerospace Treated for Years Like a Stepchild : Defense: The auto maker has announced plans to sell its Newport Beach-based unit. But critics say the firm was abandoned long ago."; 14 January 1990.
- Violy, Byorum & Partners
- Dolan, Kerry A. "The return of Jimmy Three Sticks".
- "Board of Directors — MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org.
- "Person Overview ‹ Julie Katzman – MIT Media Lab". MIT Media Lab.