AMERICARES BOARD MEMBER

Walter Weil has been elected to the Stamford-based Americares Board of Directors, bringing with him his wide-ranging experience in financial services from having held key senior management and advisory roles at several top investment management firms.

Weil will serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors, which oversees all aspects of the organization”™s life-changing health programs, including its disaster response work and support for 4,000 under-resourced hospitals and health clinics worldwide.

Weil currently serves as a managing director at TowerBrook Capital Partners, a purpose-driven investment management firm headquartered in London and New York. Prior to joining TowerBrook, he held roles at The Blackstone Group, Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers. 

Americares helps communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters; increase access, availability, affordability and acceptability of medicine and medical supplies; improve and expand clinical services; and prevent disease and promote good health. Since its founding more than 40 years ago, Americares has provided more than $20 billion in aid to 164 countries, including the United States.

Weil earned a bachelor”™s degree in finance and economics from the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business, where he currently serves on the Leeds Advisory Board. He also serves as a trustee for the University of Colorado Foundation.