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Kyungho Choo visit to New York

Dear Bill Rhodes, I hope this email finds you well.  would like to express my sincere gratitude for taking the time to meet with me during my visit to New York. It was truly an honor to connect with a living legend and engage in a conversation about the challenges...

Project Syndicate: Who is to Blame for the New Banking Crisis?

Dear Friends: Please find attached an op-ed I wrote with Stuart Mackintosh of the Group of 30 on the recent collapse of Silicone Valley Bank and Signature Bank which covers why these banks failed and the institutions and individuals responsible for this debacle, and...

Planning for the future of Ukraine

Dear Friends, I have written the attached op-ed with Stuart Mackintosh emphasizing the need for the Ukraine to move ahead, not only on their debt problem, but more broadly putting together the equivalent of a Marshal Plan, to handle the rebuilding of Ukraine’s...

Guest view: EACC – Future of Finance: The Power of Sanctions

Dear Friends, Following is a link to a podcast I did for the European American Chamber of Commerce with Stuart Mackintosh on the history of sanctions and how that might apply to the western sanctions on Russia due to their invasion of the Ukraine.   Any thoughts you...

Guest view: Russia sanctions lack decisive punch

Dear Friends, Attached is an op-ed covering the possible success or failure of western sanctions on Russia for its invasion of the Ukraine. History shows that the outcome will be determined by the solidarity and perseverance of implementing these sanctions over time. ...

William R. Rhodes

William R. “Bill” Rhodes is an American banker and philanthropist. Rhodes is President and CEO of William R. Rhodes Global Advisors, LLC which he founded in 2010. He is former chairman, CEO and president of Citibank, and senior vice chairman of Citigroup.

Latest Features

Kyungho Choo visit to New York

Dear Bill Rhodes, I hope this email finds you well.  would like to express my sincere gratitude for taking the time to meet with me during my visit to New York. It was truly an honor to connect with a living legend and engage in a conversation about the challenges...

Project Syndicate: Who is to Blame for the New Banking Crisis?

Dear Friends: Please find attached an op-ed I wrote with Stuart Mackintosh of the Group of 30 on the recent collapse of Silicone Valley Bank and Signature Bank which covers why these banks failed and the institutions and individuals responsible for this debacle, and...

Planning for the future of Ukraine

Dear Friends, I have written the attached op-ed with Stuart Mackintosh emphasizing the need for the Ukraine to move ahead, not only on their debt problem, but more broadly putting together the equivalent of a Marshal Plan, to handle the rebuilding of Ukraine’s...

Guest view: EACC – Future of Finance: The Power of Sanctions

Dear Friends, Following is a link to a podcast I did for the European American Chamber of Commerce with Stuart Mackintosh on the history of sanctions and how that might apply to the western sanctions on Russia due to their invasion of the Ukraine.   Any thoughts you...

Guest view: Russia sanctions lack decisive punch

Dear Friends, Attached is an op-ed covering the possible success or failure of western sanctions on Russia for its invasion of the Ukraine. History shows that the outcome will be determined by the solidarity and perseverance of implementing these sanctions over time. ...

William R. Rhodes

William R. “Bill” Rhodes is an American banker and philanthropist. Rhodes is President and CEO of William R. Rhodes Global Advisors, LLC which he founded in 2010. He is former chairman, CEO and president of Citibank, and senior vice chairman of Citigroup.