Walter Hochschild

Walter Hochschild (1901 – February 2, 1983) was an industrialist, having spent 63 years as an executive with the American Metal Company (later AMAX), founded by his father, Berthold Hochschild. He became president of the company in 1950 and chairman and chief executive officer in 1957. He served as a trustee of the Museum of the City of New York for thirty years, and as a lifelong senior trustee of the United States Council of the International Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations since 1947.

He built Eagle Nest camp in Blue Mountain Lake, New York, an Adirondack Great Camp.