Joseph G. Sponholz
Joseph G. Sponholz has had over three decades of experience in banking and financial services. He retired from Chase Manhattan Bank at mid-year 2000 where he was a Vice Chairman and a member of the Executive Committee. In 2001, he joined a Venture Capital firm as a General Partner; he is currently a private investor. His Boards are: Hudson City Bancorp (Paramus, NJ), Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, and the Occupational and Industrial Orthopedic Center of NYU/Mount Sinai Health. Other career assignments: Citigroup 1970-74; Partner, Booz Allen and Hamilton, 1974-81; Chemical Bank 1981-91: Strategic Planning executive, Chief Technology Officer, and, Chief Financial Officer. He led the Merger Office for the landmark combinations with Manufacturer’s Hanover and Chase Manhattan Banks as Chief Administrative Officer. His MBA (Finance) is from New York University; his BA is from Fordham University. He served his country as a US Army Intelligence Officer. He and his wife Nancy live in Manhattan.
