Background
Binns, Walter Gordon was born on June 8, 1929 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Walter Gordon and Virginia Belle (Matheny) Binns.
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Walter Gordon Binns
Edit Profileinvestment management executive
Education
AB, College William and Mary, 1949; AM, Harvard University, 1951; Master of Business Administration, New York University, 1959.
Career
Trainee, Chase National Bank, New York City, 1953-1954;
with, General Motors, New York City, 1954-1994;
assistant treasurer, General Motors, New York City, 1974-1982;
chief investment funds officer, General Motors, New York City, 1982-1994;
vice president, General Motors, New York City, 1986-1994;
president, Chief Executive Officer, General Motors Investment Management Corporation, 1990-1994. Board directors Options Clearing Corporation, Inc., Equity Fund Latin American, Commonwealth Equity Fund. Investment advising committee New York State Common RetirementFund, 1987-1994.
Member pension managers advising committee New York Stock Exch., 1988-1994. Member Governor Cuomo's Task Force on Pension Fund Investment, 1988-1989. Member of advisory committee Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1991-1995.
Member of advisory committee, board Chicago Mercantile Exch., 1988-1997, Chicago Board Trade, 1992-1993, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1992-1994. Member investment advising committee Va.Retirement Systems, since 1994, Barings/International Netherlands Group Private Equity Partners, since 1996, SUN Asset Management Ltd., since 1997. Member fiduciary panel Prudential Insurance Company, 1994-1995.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee American Red Cross Retirement System, 1987-1990, Citizens Budget Commission, New York City, 1982-1994, Endowment Association, College William and Mary, Medical College Virginia Foundation, Maymont Foundation, National Council Economics Education, 1982-1994, Futures Indiana Association, 1988-1990. Board directors Alcoholism Council Greater New York, 1982-1992. Board directors Cmty.
Fund. of Bronxville, Eastchester Tuckahoe, Inc., 1986-1992,Friends of Library. College William and Mary College, 1991-1997, Finance Executives Research Foundation, 1988-1991, Christian Children's Fund, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Vellore Christian Medical College & Hospital Board. Founder, interim chairman Friends of Higher Education Virginia, since 1997.
Member Finance Executives Institute (Chairman of Commission on employee benefits 1977-1980, com.on investment of employee benefit assets 1985-1988, treasurer 1991-1993), Bronxville Field Club, Harvard Club (New York City), Grolier Club, Commonwealth Club, Westwood Racquet Club, New York Athletic Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Connections
Married Alberta Louise Fry, April 1, 1972. 1 child, Amanda; 1 stepdau., Clarissa.
