Anthony Welters
Anthony Welters | |
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| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) Harlem, New York, U.S. |
Anthony Welters (born 1955) is an American businessman and philanthropist. Welters Lobby, inside New York University School of Law's Vanderbilt Hall, is now named for him. He is a 1977 graduate of the school.
His portrait, which hangs in the lobby, was painted by Jamie Lee McMahan.[1]
Early life
[edit]Welters was born in Harlem in 1955.[2] He grew in a one-room tenement with three brothers.[3] His father worked as a shipping clerk in Manhattan's garment district. His mother died, from an allergic reaction to a penicillin injection, when Welters was eight years old.[2]
He graduated from the New York University School of Law in 1977.[1]
Career
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Welters is the executive chairman of the BlackIvy Group. With his wife, Beatrice, he founded the AnBryce Scholarship Program, which provides full scholarships for first-generation students pursuing a professional degree.[1]
Welters is vice chair of New York University's board of trustees,[4] as well as that of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He is also a founding member of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.[1]
He is executive vice-president of UnitedHealth Group (UHG), having founded its predecessor, AmeriChoice, in 1989.[3]
Awards
[edit]Welters has received the National Medical Fellowships Humanitarian Award, the Horatio Alger Award and the African American Chamber of Commerce Chairman's Award.[3]
Relationship with Clarence Thomas
[edit]Welters provided a $267,000 loan to Clarence Thomas in connection with the Supreme Court Justice's purchase of a luxury recreational vehicle.[5] It is unclear to what extent Thomas paid back the loan, but some of the loan was forgiven.[6]
Personal life
[edit]In 2019, the lobby of the NYU School of Law's Vanderbilt Hall was named in his honor.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Lobby of Vanderbilt Hall named in honor of Anthony Welters '77 | NYU School of Law". www.law.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ a b "News & Announcements". Horatio Alger. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ a b c "Welters Named New Chair of Trustees | NYU Law Magazine". Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ "N.Y.U. Law School Trustee Whose Company Subpoenaed Students Is Stepping Down" – The New York Times, May 1, 2014
- ^ Becker, Jo; Tate, Julie (2023-08-05). "Clarence Thomas's $267,230 R.V. and the Friend Who Financed It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ https://www.npr.org/2023/10/25/1208600160/new-clarence-thomas-ethics-questions-about-forgiveness-on-luxury-rv-loan