Ward Woods

Director/Board Member at

Wildlife Conservation Society

Net worth: 21 M $ as of 2026-07-30

83 year

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Ward W.
Woods is currently Director at Alphatec Spine, Inc., Trustee at Wildlife Conservation Society, Member at Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., and Senior Advisor at Bayboston Managers LLC.
Former roles include President & Chief Executive Officer at Bessemer Securities Corp., Chairman at Stanford Management Co., Vice Chairman at Asia Society, Director at Boise Cascade Corp., Director at OfficeMax LLC from 1992 to 2005, Independent Director at Alphatec Holdings, Inc. from 2017 to 2026, Partner at Lehman Brothers, Inc., Senior Partner at Lazard Frères & Co. LLC.
from 1978 to 1989, Partner at Bessemer Holdings LP from 1989 to 2003, Trustee at Stanford University, Trustee at National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Treasurer at The Nature Conservancy, Inc., Trustee at The Boys' Club of New York, and General Manager at Fay Improvement Co. Education includes an undergraduate degree from Stanford University conferred in 1964.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC. 1.44%	2025-06-10	2,210,602 ( 1.44% )	21 M $	2026-07-30

Ward Woods active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Conservation Society Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates society to save wildlife	Director/Board Member	-
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Alphatec Spine, Inc. Alphatec Spine, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Designs, manufactures, and sells medical devices for surgical treatment of spine disorders	Director/Board Member	-
Bayboston Managers LLC Bayboston Managers LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bayboston Managers invests in companies located in the United States and Latin America. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of financial technology, consumer finance, & community banking sectors. It provides financing for early, recapitalization, leveraged buyout and growth transactions.	Consultant / Advisor	-

All active positions of Ward Woods

Former positions of Ward Woods

Companies	Position	End
ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.	Director/Board Member	2026-02-26
OfficeMax LLC OfficeMax LLC Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Distributes office products	Director/Board Member	2005-12-30
Boise Cascade Corp. Boise Cascade Corp. Forest ProductsNon-Energy Minerals Makes paper, office and building products	Director/Board Member	2004-11-29
Bessemer Holdings LP Bessemer Holdings LP Investment ManagersFinance Operates as a private investment firm	Corporate Officer/Principal	2002-12-31
Lazard Frères & Co. LLC Lazard Frères & Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides corporate advisory, capital market, and asset management services	Corporate Officer/Principal	1988-12-31

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Private companies	18
Boise Cascade Corp. Boise Cascade Corp. Forest ProductsNon-Energy Minerals Makes paper, office and building products	Non-Energy Minerals
Lehman Brothers, Inc. Lehman Brothers, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking services	Finance
Lazard Frères & Co. LLC Lazard Frères & Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides corporate advisory, capital market, and asset management services	Finance
Bessemer Holdings LP Bessemer Holdings LP Investment ManagersFinance Operates as a private investment firm	Finance
Stanford Management Co. Stanford Management Co. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous SMC provides support for current university operations and preserving the endowment’s purchasing power for future generations – require an investment program that is equity-oriented and capable of generating sufficiently high long-term returns, notwithstanding occasionally volatile global economic environments. The Merged Pool includes domestic and foreign public equities, real assets (real estate and natural resources), and private equity investments. Absolute return strategies that have a low correlation to broader markets contribute to portfolio diversification. Acknowledging the University’s long-term investment horizon, the investment strategy is designed to accept a responsible degree of illiquidity to drive incremental returns. A small portion of the Merged Pool is held in high quality fixed income and cash for liquidity purposes.	Miscellaneous
Alphatec Holdings, Inc. Alphatec Holdings, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Operates as a holding company with interests in medical equipment and supplies	Health Technology
Stanford University Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
OfficeMax LLC OfficeMax LLC Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Distributes office products	Distribution Services
Bessemer Securities Corp. Bessemer Securities Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Operates as a venture capital firm	Finance
Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Conservation Society Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates society to save wildlife	Commercial Services
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment	Miscellaneous
Alphatec Spine, Inc. Alphatec Spine, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Designs, manufactures, and sells medical devices for surgical treatment of spine disorders	Health Technology
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Provides grants and funding services	Miscellaneous
The Nature Conservancy, Inc. The Nature Conservancy, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides wildlife protection programs	Commercial Services
The Boys' Club of New York The Boys' Club of New York Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Provides child care services	Consumer Services
Asia Society Asia Society Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an educational organization dedicated to promote mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among people, leaders and institutions	Commercial Services
Bayboston Managers LLC Bayboston Managers LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bayboston Managers invests in companies located in the United States and Latin America. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of financial technology, consumer finance, & community banking sectors. It provides financing for early, recapitalization, leveraged buyout and growth transactions.	Finance
Fay Improvement Co.