George H. Walper, Jr.
President
Spectrem Group
George H. Walper Jr., president of Spectrem Group, has more than 25 years of experience in businesses serving the high net worth and retirement services markets, with an emphasis on product development, marketing, sales and client service.
Prior to joining Spectrem in 1994, Walper was senior vice president at Harris Trust and Savings Bank, where he oversaw the bank's Institutional Trust business. Previously, he worked at The Northern Trust, where he was instrumental in expanding the bank's Master Trust business.
He has a bachelor's degree in business from the State University of New York College at Buffalo and a master's degree in business administration from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Walper has spoken at the American Bankers Association Wealth Management and Trust Conference, the annual Wealth Management Forum, the annual Senior Wealth Management Roundtable and a host of client conferences. He has been quoted widely by the financial media, including MSN.com, On Wall Street, Research, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal and Worth, and has appeared as a guest on CNBC, CNNfn and MSNBC.
Walper and Catherine S. McBreen, managing director of Spectrem, are co-authors of Get Rich, Stay Rich, Pass It On: The Wealth-Accumulation Secrets of America's Richest Families.