Wendell L. Willkie, II

Senior Vice President
MeadWestvaco Corporation
General Counsel and Secretary

Career History

Mr. Willkie is senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of MeadWestvaco Corporation. From 1996 until the merger of Mead and Westvaco in January 2002, he was senior vice president and general counsel of Westvaco.

Mr. Willkie began his law career with the New York firm of Simpson Thacher and Bartlett. He then held several senior law and management positions with the U.S. government. Under President Reagan, he served as associate counsel to the President, as well as general counsel and chief of staff of the Department of Education. Under President George H. W. Bush, he was general counsel and acting deputy secretary of the Department of Commerce. Prior to joining Westvaco, he was a fellow in legal policy and international trade at the American Enterprise Institute. In 2005, he was appointed by President George W. Bush to the Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations.

Professional Associations / Accomplishments

• Greenwich Academy, Trustee
• Council of the Americas, Director
• Freedom House, Trustee
• Council on Foreign Relations, Member
• American Enterprise Institute, Adjunct Fellow
• Legal Advisory Committee, New York Stock Exchange, Past Member
• Emerging Markets Advisory Committee, Securities and Exchange Commission, Past Member
• New York State Bar, Member
• Beyond MFN: Trade with China and American Interests (AEI Press, 1994)
  Co-author and editor with Ambassador James R. Lilley
• Author of articles in various publications on antitrust policy, international trade, the relationship between law and education and other public policy issues

Education

• University of Chicago
  Juris Doctor
• Oxford University
  Rhodes Scholar
  Master of Arts, Modern History
• Harvard College
  Cum Laude
  Bachelor of Arts, Social Studies