George A. Vandeman

George is chairman of the Global Growth board. He is the principal of Vandeman & Co., a private investment firm, since retiring as senior vice president and general counsel of Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology company.

Earlier in his career, George was a senior partner and head of the mergers and acquisitions practice at an international law firm. He represented bidders, targets, and financial advisors in M&A and other corporate control transactions, and he advised numerous boards of directors on corporate governance matters.