Background
Wirth, Russell D. L. was born on June 30, 1930 in Milwaukee. Son of Russell and Mary (McMahon) Wirth.
investment and merchant banker
Wirth, Russell D. L. was born on June 30, 1930 in Milwaukee. Son of Russell and Mary (McMahon) Wirth.
Bachelor summa cum laude, Yale University, 1951; Master of Arts honors with exceptional distinction, School Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 1954; postgraduate, New York University Graduate School Business Administration, 1957-1959; graduate with honors, Airborne and Special Forces Officers School, 1980.
Member of staff, United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Washington aide to chairman Senate Foreign Rels. Committee Alexander Wiley, coordinator with President Eisenhower, The White House, Washington, 1954-1955; with corporation underwriting department, personal assistant to managing partner, Blyth & Company, Inc., 1957-1959; United States loan officer for Latin American,, United States Development Loan Fund, Washington, 1960-1961; co-founder, president, Saint-Phalle, Spalding & Wirth, Inc., Buenos Aires, 1962-1963; executive vice president, International Investment Company, Washington, 1963-1964; investment officer, Chase International Investment Company, 1965-1967; assistant to president David Rockefeller, Chase Manhattan Bank, 1965-1967; co-founder, president, Puerto Rican Finance Group (PRFG), San Juan, 1968-1992; co-founder, director, stockholder jointly with Sun Oil Corporation in, Hemisphere Oil Corporation, San Juan, 1978-1993; also board Executive Committee, Hemisphere Oil Corporation, San Juan, 1978-1993; founder, managing director, Wirth & Company, International Investment Bankers, since 1980; founder and limited partner, Tishman Realty and Construction Company Concord Centre Complex, 1980-1984; co-founder, managing director, Hemisphere Investment Company, since 1989.
Republican candidate Congress 5th district Milwaukee, 1956. Captain United States Marine Corps Reserve, Korea, 1951-1953. Major United States Army Special Forces (Airborne), Reserve and National Guard, 1977-1984.
Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Alice Guion Ardrey, January 4, 1958(divorced January 1971). Children: Mary Elizabeth, Russell III.