Wendell Adrian Mottley ORTT was born on 2 July 1941 and is a Trinidad and Tobago economist, politician and athlete.
22 Facts About Wendell Mottley
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Wendell Mottley was an Ivy League sprinter, winning two Olympic medals in 1964.
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Wendell Mottley was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Wendell Mottley was the youngest of four brothers who were all runners.
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Wendell Mottley attended Queen's Royal College, an elite public high school in Port of Spain.
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Wendell Mottley was the first person of colour to join St Anthony Hall, nationwide.
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Wendell Mottley earned a master's degree in economics from St Catharine's College at the University of Cambridge.
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Wendell Mottley's coach was Bob Giegengack, the track coach for Team USA in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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Wendell Mottley participated in three Heptagonal Games Championships between 1962 and 1964, winning the 440y each year.
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Wendell Mottley set indoor world records for the 400-yard, 500-yard, and 600-yard distances in 1964.
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At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Wendell Mottley won a silver medal for the 400 meters and a bronze medal for the 4 x 400 meters relay, representing Trinidad and Tobago.
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Wendell Mottley was elected as Senator to the Trinidad and Tobago 2nd Republican Parliament from 1981 to 1986, and was appointed Minister of Housing and Resettlement from 1981 to 1985.
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Wendell Mottley was then appointed Minister of Industry and Commerce, serving from 1985 to 1986.
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Wendell Mottley was responsible for the flotation of the Trinidad and Tobago dollar.
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Wendell Mottley founded the Civilian Conservation Corps in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Wendell Mottley was Minister of Tourism from 1994 to 1995.
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Wendell Mottley's party received 5,955 votes and captured no seats in the 2002 general election.
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In 1996, Wendell Mottley became an investment banker at Credit Suisse in New York, serving as managing director and senior advisor over the course of fifteen years.
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Wendell Mottley served on the board of the Pan-American Life Insurance Group from 2013 to his retirement in 2021, when he reached the board's mandatory retirement age of 80.
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Wendell Mottley served on the board of World Wildlife Fund and the Asa Wright Bird Foundation, a Caribbean environmentalist group.
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Wendell Mottley is a member of the Yale School of Forestry leadership council.
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On 1 November 2018, Wendell Mottley received the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for his contribution to national development and public service.