George Martin Ross

Background

Ross, George Martin was born on July 24, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of David L. and Beatrice (Rittenberg) Rosenkoff.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Drexel University, 1955.

Career

Management trainee, Sears, Roebuck & Company, Philadelphia, 1955-1958; associate, Goldman, Sachs & Company, Philadelphia, 1959-1968; vice president, Goldman, Sachs & Company, Philadelphia, 1968-1970; general partner, Goldman, Sachs & Company, Philadelphia, 1971-1990; limited partner, Goldman, Sachs & Company, Philadelphia, since 1991.

Achievements

• George Martin Ross has been listed as a noteworthy Investment banker by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Mayor's Cultural Advisory Council, Philadelphia, 1987-1991, campaign steering committee Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools, 1983-1989. Campaign policy committee United Way Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1983-1984, We the People 200 committee, 1984-1986, Governor's Private Sector Initiatives Task Force, 1983-1984, Governor's Commission on Financing Higher Education, 1983-1984, Wills Eye Hospital Advisory Council, 1979-1981, national board governors, executive committee, past president, board directors, past chairman Phila chapter American Jewish Committee. Vice president, executive committee Jewish Federation Greater Philadelphia.

Governor Philadelphia Stock Exchange, 1981-1985. Trustee Episcopal Academy, 1981-1984. Chairman board trusts, member executive committee Drexel U.

Philadelphia, since 1981. Board directors Avenue of the Arts, since 1994, Philadelphia Orchestra Association and Academy Music Philadelphia, 1985-1991, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1978-1983, National Foundation Jewish Culture, 1986-1991. Member national board, Philadelphia co-chairman One to One.

Member investment committee United States Holocaust Museum. Member Governor Sports & Exposition Facilities Task Force, 1996. Member Urban Affairs Partnership (board directors 1978-1983), Greater Philadelphia City of C. (member executive committee since 1989), Bond Club Philadelphia, Sunday Breakfast Club (Philadelphia), Locust Club, Philadelphia Club.

Connections

Married Lyn Merry Goldberg, November 26, 1959. Children: Merry Beth, Michael John.

Father:

David L. Rosenkoff

Mother:

Beatrice (Rittenberg) Rosenkoff

Spouse:

Lyn Merry Goldberg

child:

Merry Beth Ross

child:

Michael John Ross