Anthony Welters

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.

Anthony Welters
Born1955 (age 67–68)
Harlem, New York, U.S.

His portrait, which hangs in the lobby, was painted by Jamie Lee McMahan.[1]

Early life

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
The exterior of Vanderbilt Hall at New York University's School of Law

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

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

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

In 2019, the lobby of the NYU School of Law's Vanderbilt Hall was named in his honor.[1]

References
  1. "Lobby of Vanderbilt Hall named in honor of Anthony Welters '77 | NYU School of Law". www.law.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  2. "News & Announcements". Horatio Alger. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  3. "Welters Named New Chair of Trustees | NYU Law Magazine". Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  4. "N.Y.U. Law School Trustee Whose Company Subpoenaed Students Is Stepping Down" – The New York Times, May 1, 2014
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/us/clarence-thomas-rv-anthony-welters.html
  6. https://www.npr.org/2023/10/25/1208600160/new-clarence-thomas-ethics-questions-about-forgiveness-on-luxury-rv-loan
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