Wendell L. Willkie, II
MeadWestvaco Corporation
General Counsel and Secretary
Career History
Mr. Willkie, 56, 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 in 1978 with the New York firm of Simpson Thacher and Bartlett. Between 1982 and 1993, he 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. From 1993 to 1995, he was a fellow in legal policy and international trade at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. 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 - Freedom House
Trustee - American Enterprise Institute
Adjunct Fellow - 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
