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Latest Features
Stemming a Sovereign -Debt Crisis
Dear Friends, Please find attached an op-ed in the WSJ that I wrote with John Lipsky, my co-chair of the Bretton Woods Committee’s Sovereign Debt Working Group. It covers the urgent need for increased transparency by all parties including debtor and creditor nations...
Banking Culture & Conduct
Dear Friends: Attached is a soundbite of a podcast I did with Stuart Macintosh at the European American Chamber of Commerce, about the everchanging banking culture & conduct landscape on both sides of the Atlantic, and how financial institutions must adapt to...
Brace Yourself: Mass Inflation Warning
Dear Friends, Following is a link to a podcast of an interview I had with Trish Regan on American Consequences. I discussed the dangers of inflation, and the need to tackle it rapidly so it doesn’t turn into a more serious problem of stagflation or hyperinflation as...
China’s Self-Destructive Tech Takedown
Please find attached an op-ed written by me along with Stuart Mackintosh on what we believe to be China’s greatest economic challenge. While most economists and China observers are concentrating on the country’s property sector problems brought on by the recent...
Bretton Woods Committee – Debt Transparency: Incentivizing Disclosure
Most policymakers and experts around the world agree that some level of debt transparency is required for effective sovereign liability management. But there is far less agreement on what information should be disclosed, who should disclose, and whether disclosure...
Bretton Woods Committee – In Conversation with World Bank President David Malpass
World Bank President David Malpass joined BWC Vice Chair William R. Rhodes to discuss the Bank's outlook for global development and the Covid-19 recovery. https://www.brettonwoods.org/article/in-conversation-with-world-bank-president-david-malpass-0
William Rhodes awarded with the Legion of honor by France on June 30th, 2021
William R. Rhodes was made Commander of the Legion of Honor, the highest rank of the order, by the Ambassador from France to the United States Philippe Etienne https://wrrga.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Legion-of-Honor.pdf
Breakingviews: Guest view: Warning signs of a “Volcker Moment”
Dear Friends: Please find attached an op-ed that was published by Reuters on the current inflationary surge we are seeing in the U.S. and the many conversations Paul Volcker and I had on the subject of inflation. Regards, Bill Rhodes...
The role of the IDB in the time of COVID
Dear Friends: Following is a link to a webinar I moderated with the new head of the Inter-American Development Bank, Mauricio Claver-Carone, on the effects of the COVID pandemic on the region’s economy and the possibility that if not properly managed, it could turn...
Europe’s Halfway Banking Reforms Have Run Out of Time
Dear Friends Attached is a Bloomberg article on the need to finalize the Eurozone Banking Union, which is long overdue. I co-wrote this article with Stuart MacIntosh, Managing Director of the Group of 30. Please let me know any thoughts or comments you...

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
Latest Features
Stemming a Sovereign -Debt Crisis
Dear Friends, Please find attached an op-ed in the WSJ that I wrote with John Lipsky, my co-chair of the Bretton Woods Committee’s Sovereign Debt Working Group. It covers the urgent need for increased transparency by all parties including debtor and creditor nations...
Banking Culture & Conduct
Dear Friends: Attached is a soundbite of a podcast I did with Stuart Macintosh at the European American Chamber of Commerce, about the everchanging banking culture & conduct landscape on both sides of the Atlantic, and how financial institutions must adapt to...
Brace Yourself: Mass Inflation Warning
Dear Friends, Following is a link to a podcast of an interview I had with Trish Regan on American Consequences. I discussed the dangers of inflation, and the need to tackle it rapidly so it doesn’t turn into a more serious problem of stagflation or hyperinflation as...
China’s Self-Destructive Tech Takedown
Please find attached an op-ed written by me along with Stuart Mackintosh on what we believe to be China’s greatest economic challenge. While most economists and China observers are concentrating on the country’s property sector problems brought on by the recent...
Bretton Woods Committee – Debt Transparency: Incentivizing Disclosure
Most policymakers and experts around the world agree that some level of debt transparency is required for effective sovereign liability management. But there is far less agreement on what information should be disclosed, who should disclose, and whether disclosure...
Bretton Woods Committee – In Conversation with World Bank President David Malpass
World Bank President David Malpass joined BWC Vice Chair William R. Rhodes to discuss the Bank's outlook for global development and the Covid-19 recovery. https://www.brettonwoods.org/article/in-conversation-with-world-bank-president-david-malpass-0
William Rhodes awarded with the Legion of honor by France on June 30th, 2021
William R. Rhodes was made Commander of the Legion of Honor, the highest rank of the order, by the Ambassador from France to the United States Philippe Etienne https://wrrga.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Legion-of-Honor.pdf
Breakingviews: Guest view: Warning signs of a “Volcker Moment”
Dear Friends: Please find attached an op-ed that was published by Reuters on the current inflationary surge we are seeing in the U.S. and the many conversations Paul Volcker and I had on the subject of inflation. Regards, Bill Rhodes...
The role of the IDB in the time of COVID
Dear Friends: Following is a link to a webinar I moderated with the new head of the Inter-American Development Bank, Mauricio Claver-Carone, on the effects of the COVID pandemic on the region’s economy and the possibility that if not properly managed, it could turn...
Europe’s Halfway Banking Reforms Have Run Out of Time
Dear Friends Attached is a Bloomberg article on the need to finalize the Eurozone Banking Union, which is long overdue. I co-wrote this article with Stuart MacIntosh, Managing Director of the Group of 30. Please let me know any thoughts or comments you...

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