Walter Driver Jr. Biography


February 4, 2006

Birthplace

El Paso, Texas

Date of Birth

April 10, 1945

Residence

Atlanta, Ga.

Education

A.B, Stanford University, 1967 (Political Science major)

J.D. , University of Texas, 1970 (School of Law)

Occupation

Chairman; Southeast, of Goldman Sachs and Co., a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm as of January 2006. For six years prior, he was chairman and chief executive of King & Spalding LLP, an international law firm with more than 800 lawyers.

Driver joined King and Spalding in 1970 and was elected a partner in 1976. He was first elected to the policy committee in 1987 and was named chairman of the policy committee in 1992. During his tenure, the firm nearly tripled its staff, added offices in Houston and London, and increased annual revenues by some 500 percent to more than $500 million.

Family

Wife: Bettie

Three Adult Children: Eleanor (10/22/74), Anna (6/4/77) and Walter (3/2/82)

Home Club

Peachtree Golf Club, Atlanta, Ga.

Business Notables

Driver successfully defended Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, a huge Italian-based international banking firm, in the largest and most complex bank fraud case in U.S. history, involving $4 billion in unreported financing to Iraq from 1985-1990. After years of litigation and government hearings, his client was awarded $400 million from the United States government in 1992.

Driver's regular practice at King and Spalding was focused on financial and restructuring transactions exceeding $1 billion in real estate related liabilities.

Personal Notables

• Started playing golf at age 16 and quickly became skilled enough to earn three letters as a member of the golf team at Stanford University (1965-67)

• He played golf on his wedding day

USGA Administration

General Counsel to the USGA Executive Committee, 1997-1998

Member, USGA Executive Committee, 1999-present

Treasurer, USGA Executive Committee, 2000-2001

Vice-President, USGA, 2002-2005

President, USGA, 2006-

Key USGA Committee Chairs

Championship Committee - chair 2004-2005

Equipment Standards Committee - chair 2002-2003

International Team Selection Committee - chair 2004-2005

Chair of Ad Hoc Committee to establish USGA Grants Program -- 1997

Competitor in USGA and R&A Championships

U.S. Mid-Amateur - 1982 and 1984

British Amateur - 1973 and 1985

Club Championships (Peachtree Golf Club)

Club Champion - 1980 and 1981

Professional Boards

Board of Directors of Total Systems Services, Inc. (NYSE)

Board of Trustees of Old Mutual Advisor Funds

Past Professional and Civic Boards

Executive Cabinet of the United Way

The Commerce Club (Atlanta)

Central Atlanta Progress

Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

Children's Museum of Atlanta

Georgia State Golf Association