Katherine August-deWilde

Katherine August-deWilde is an American business executive, board member, and philanthropist. She was the president of First Republic Bank from 2007 to 2015 and currently serves as its vice chair.[1]

Katherine August-deWilde
Born (1948-02-13) February 13, 1948
Bridgeport, Connecticut
EducationGoucher College (B.A.)
Stanford University (M.B.A.)
OccupationBank executive
Spouse(s)David deWilde
Children4

Early life and education

August-deWilde was born on February 13, 1948, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Edward Burstein and Benita Ruth Miller. She received her bachelor's degree in history from Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.[2][3]

Career

From 1969 to 1973, August-deWilde held senior staff positions with various members of Congress.[4] She was a consultant for McKinsey & Company from 1975 to 1978, working out of their offices in London and San Francisco. She was also the director of finance for Itel Corporation (now Anixter) from 1978 to 1979. In 1979, August-deWilde became treasurer of PMI Mortgage Insurance Company, later serving as senior vice president and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from 1982 to 1985.[5]

In 1985, August-deWilde became one of the early leaders of First Republic, a San Francisco-based bi-coastal bank and wealth management company offering personal banking, business banking, and trust and wealth management services.[2][6][7] August-deWilde joined First Republic as its chief financial officer in 1985 and co-led the bank for 30 years, serving as chief operating officer from 1996 to 2014 and president and COO from 2007 to 2015.[2][8][9] In 2016, she became its vice chair.[10]

In 2010, three years after Merrill Lynch purchased First Republic and two years after Bank of America acquired Merrill Lynch, August-deWilde, as president and COO, helped orchestrate a management buy-back with private equity partners.[10][11][8]

Board memberships

August-deWilde has served as a member of several boards and councils, including the Advisory Council of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, the Advisory Council of the Stanford Center on Longevity, Catalyst Corporate Board Resource, the Committee of 200, and Equilar. She previously served as vice-chair of the Town School for Boys and as a trustee of the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. She was a member of the policy advisory board of the Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, University of California, Berkeley.[2][10] August-deWilde currently serves on the boards of TriNet, Sunrun, OpenGov, Eventbrite, and Tipping Point Community.[10][2] She was a 2018 fellow in the Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute cohort.[12]

Philanthropy

August-deWilde is an angel investor with the women's investment group Broadway Angels and has been on the board of the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University.[10][13] In 2008, she and her husband founded the Katherine and David deWilde Faculty/Scholar fund to support work on entrepreneurship in developing economies.[14] She and her husband previously seeded a professorship that year at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in honor of Professor George Parker.[15] In 2012, they established the LGBT Summer Fellowship at University of Virginia School of Law to support outstanding law students working on legal matters of national and cultural importance to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.[16] In 2015 they created the Katherine and David deWilde Endowed and Expendable Funds for Women's Achievement.[9]

Personal life

August-deWilde lives in San Francisco with her husband, David deWilde, a lawyer and investor. She has four children.[12]

Honors
  • 1985, Working Woman, “The Breakthrough Generation: 73 Women Ready to Run Corporate America”[17]
  • 2003, 2005, 2006, San Francisco Business Times, “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business”[18][19][20]
  • 2008, Legal Momentum, Women of Achievement Award[21]
  • 2008 - 2013, San Francisco Business Times, “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business”[22][23][24][25][26][27]
  • 2012, Women's Initiative for Self-Employment, Founder's Award[28]
  • 2012, Directors & Boards, “Directors to Watch”[29]
  • 2015, Private Asset Management, “50 Most Influential Women in Private Wealth”[30]
  • 2018, Stanford Graduate School of Business, "Excellence in Leadership Award"[31]
  • 2019, Most Influential Corporate Board Directors, WomenInc.[32]
  • 2020, Legendary Women of Heart, American Heart Association

References
  1. "First Republic: Katherine August-deWilde". First Republic Bank. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  2. “TriNet Board of Directors” Trinet.com
  3. Ayers, Kimberly “At Ease with Hard Work.” American Banker. October 19, 1987
  4. ”Who's Who of American Women.” 1980
  5. “Katherine August-deWilde, MBA” 4-Traders
  6. “Katherine August-de Wilde – First Republic Bank (frc)” twst.com
  7. “First Republic Bank/CA Bloomberg
  8. Pender, Kathleen ”First Republic Bank regains its independence” SF Gate
  9. Stanford GSB Advisory Council Bio
  10. “Eventbrite Names Katherine August-deWilde to its Board of Directors” Longevity3.com
  11. Paikert, Charles “First Republic Set To Go Public” wealthmanagement.com
  12. "Katherine August-deWilde – Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute". dci.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  13. “KATHERINE AUGUST-DEWILDE” Broadway Angels
  14. “Couple Endows Faculty Fellow Position for Entrepreneurship in Developing Economies” Stanford School of Business
  15. ” Honoring One of a Kind: The George G. C. Parker Professorship” Stanford School of Business
  16. "UVA Lawyer | Marshall Counsels Low-Income LGBT New Yorkers Through New Fellowship". University of Virginia School of Law. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  17. Hellwig, Basia. “73 Women Ready to Run Corporate America.” Working Woman Magazine, April 1985
  18. “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business.” San Francisco Business Times. 2003
  19. “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business.” San Francisco Business Times. 2005
  20. “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business.” San Francisco Business Times. 2006
  21. “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business.” San Francisco Business Times. 2008
  22. “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business.” San Francisco Business Times. 2009
  23. “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business.” San Francisco Business Times. 2010
  24. “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business.” San Francisco Business Times, 2011
  25. “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business.” San Francisco Business Times. 2013
  26. ”Most Influential Women in the Bay Area.” San Francisco Business Times. 2012
  27. Calvey, Mark “Citibank names first Bay Area market president” San Francisco Business Times
  28. Chase, Scott Directors to Watch Annual Report. 2012
  29. “The 50 Most Influential Women in Private Wealth.” Private Asset Management. May 2015
  30. "Excellence in Leadership Award". Stanford Graduate School of Business. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  31. Cates, Edward. "2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors". WomenInc. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
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