Anthony Welters
Anthony Welters 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.
His portrait, which hangs in the lobby, was painted by Jamie Lee McMahan.
Early life
Welters was born in Harlem in 1955. He grew in a one-room tenement with three brothers. 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.He graduated from the New [York University School of Law] in 1977.
Career
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.Welters is vice chair of New York University's board of trustees, 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].
He is executive vice-president of UnitedHealth Group, having founded its predecessor, AmeriChoice, in 1989.