George White (1648 – after 1707) was an English merchant and co-founder of the reformed East India Company in 1692. It is believed that White was born in Bristol, England during the English Civil War and was the son of a merchant trader. White gained his Masters Certificate and set sail in 1670 to India. It is said that he used his or his family's ship and took up residence in Fort St George, Madras (now Chennai).