Mr. Ross owns and controls WL Ross & Co. LLC. Mr. Ross organized International Steel Group in April 2002 and was Chairman of its Board. In April 2005, International Steel Group merged with Mittal Steel to form the largest steel company in the world. Mr. Ross remains as a Director of Mittal. In March 2004, Mr. Ross's firm organized International Textile Group (ITG). Mr. Ross serves as Chairman of ITG and is also Chairman of the Board of the Nano-Tex affiliate of ITG. Mr. Ross serves on the Executive Committee of the New York City Partnership. He is a member of the Business Roundtable and is a Board member of the Japan Society, the Yale University School of Management, which has presented him with its Legend of Leadership Award, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Mr. Ross holds an A.B. from Yale University and an M.B.A., with Distinction, from Harvard University.
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