MITCHELL HEDSTROM

HEDSTROM--Mitchell W., former Sovereign Debt Negotiator, dies at age seventy. Mr. Hedstrom died after a long illness on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. Born in Buffalo, NY, Mr. Hedstrom graduated cum laude with a BSBA degree from Northeastern University's College of Business Administration in 1975 and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School where he received an MS degree in 1977. An employee of Citigroup for 30 years, Mr. Hedstrom joined in 1976 and was made a Vice President in 1984. He served as a Member of Citigroup's Restructuring Committee from 1989 to 1996. In that capacity, he represented Citigroup in negotiations that led to the successful restructuring of the debt of 12 countries. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Hedstrom was a Senior Risk Manager for Citigroup in Geneva, Switzerland. While he and his wife were living there, their daughter, Lulu, was born. From 2008 until 2011, Mr. Hedstrom served as a Managing Director and Business Risk Executive at TIAA in New York City. Mr. Hedstrom was a gentleman. Full of great humor, wit and charm with an intellectual curiosity, he was a loving father, devoted husband and a cherished friend to many. Mr. Hedstrom was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Council on Germany in New York City as well as the Coral Beach and Tennis Club in Bermuda. Surviving are his wife, the former Zoe C. Dyson of Bermuda, and his daughter, Lulu A. Hedstrom.