Richard Karl Goeltz

Richard Karl Goeltz is currently a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., a Council Member at the London School of Economics & Political Science, and a Trustee at the American Academy in Berlin GmbH.
Previously, he served as the Vice Chairman & Chief Financial Officer at American Express Co. from 1996 to 2000.
He was also a Director at Delta Air Lines, Inc. and the New Germany Fund, Inc. from 1990 to 2012.
From 2002 to 2013, he held the position of Independent Non-Executive Director at The Warnaco Group, Inc. Additionally, he served as a Director at the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., The Central & Eastern Europe Fund, Inc., and Transgenomic, Inc. He was the Lead Independent Director at The European Equity Fund, Inc. and the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director at Aviva Plc from 2004 to 2013.
Furthermore, he was a Director at the Opera Orchestra of New York, Inc. from 1978 to 2007.
He also held the role of Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at The Seagram Co. Ltd. from 1986 to 1992.
He served as the Group Chief Financial Officer at National Westminster Bank Plc and Natwest Group Property from 1992 to 1996.
Additionally, he was a Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Member of the Accounting Standards Board.
He also served as a Trustee at the London Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd.