MINER WARNER

1942 - 2024

WARNER--Miner Hill, died at his home in New York City on November 26, 2024 with his family by his side. He was born on August 13, 1942 to Nancy (Hill) and Bradford Arnold Warner. He attended Allen-Stevenson School and graduated from Lawrenceville. He earned his A.B. from Harvard College, C.E.P. from Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Paris), M.Sc from The London School of Economics and LL.B from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. After beginning his professional career at the law firm of Shearman & Sterling, he spent twenty years in investment banking, 16 years at Salomon Brothers including co- founding International Corporate Finance in London for five years, and with Salomon Brothers and Merrill Lynch in New York. In 1992 he co- founded Public Resources International, a financial advisory firm representing governments and creditors in third-world countries. His community involvements included serving as Chair of the Board of the New-York Historical Society at a pivotal moment. Under his tenure Betsy Gotbaum was hired as President, and the revitalization of the Society began. Miner subsequently introduced his friend Henry Luce to the Society which resulted in the Luce Center. He has served as Trustee and Executive Committee member of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and the English-Speaking Union as well as director and committee member of the Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley, California), The General Theological Seminary, Council of the Americas and other not for profit boards. For the past two decades his main involvement has been as a Board member, and briefly Chair during a period of transition, of The Hispanic Society Museum and Library. For the past 19 years he has been President of The Pilgrims of the United States, a principal forum in New York for the promotion of understanding between the U.S., the U.K., and the Commonwealth. Miner is survived by his wife of 52 years Ellen (Murphy), his daughters Alix Mallet-Prevost Warner and Lily Wolcott Warner, his son-in-law Mohammed Yacine Ouarad, his granddaughter Fiona Amandine Ouarad, his brother Bradford Arnold Warner Jr., and many cousins, nieces, nephews and in-laws who loved him. A memorial service will be held on Friday December 13, 2024 at 11am at The Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth Avenue at 90th Street. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to The Hispanic Society Museum and Library, 613 West 155 Street, NY, NY 10032 or to The Cathedral of St John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, NY, NY 10025.