Antonio Weiss
Antonio F. Weiss | |
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| Counselor to the Secretary, U.S. Treasury | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 28, 1966 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Susannah Hunnewell |
| Children | Three sons |
| Alma mater | Yale College (B.A.) Harvard Business School (M.B.A.) |
| Occupation | Banker, editor |
Antonio Francesco Weiss (born September 28, 1966)[1] is Counselor to the Secretary of the US Treasury, serving since January 26, 2015. He advises on a broad range of domestic and international issues, including financial markets, regulatory reform, job creation, and fostering broad-based economic growth. He was previously head of investment banking for Lazard, a global financial advisory and asset management firm.[2][3]
Education
Weiss attended Yale College and received his MBA at Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar and a Loeb Fellow in Finance.[4]
Banking career
Weiss joined Lazard in New York in 1994 and became a partner at the end of 1998. From 2001 to 2009, Weiss was based in Paris, France where he served as a vice chairman of European investment banking for Lazard and subsequently global head of mergers and acquisitions.[5][6]
Transactions on which he advised included Reynolds American's acquisition of Lorillard, the merger of Rockwood and Albemarle,[7] the acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital of Heinz,[8] the sale of D.E Master Blenders to JAB and pending merger with Mondelez coffee,[9] Anheuser-Busch's acquisition of Grupo Modelo,[10] Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility,[11] 3G Capital's acquisition of Burger King,[12] Kraft's acquisition of Cadbury,[13][14] the KKR and KPE merger,[5] InBev's acquisition of Anheuser-Busch,[4] Nestle's acquisition of Gerber and Novartis Medical Nutrition.[5]
Affiliations
Weiss is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and has a long-standing interest in policy matters. He co-authored the December, 2012 Center for American Progress report, “Reforming Our Tax System, Reducing Our Deficit,” which recommended a more progressive tax regime and a balanced approach to long-term debt reduction.[15] Prior to joining the US Treasury, Weiss was a trustee of The Frick Collection, the French-American Foundation, and Publisher of literary quarterly The Paris Review, where he apprenticed to founder and editor George Plimpton.[16][17]
References
- ^ "Antonio Francesco Weiss". The Complete Marquis Who's Who (R) Biographies. Accessed January 5, 2015 via LexisNexis.
- ^ "Elizabeth Warren wins on Antonio Weiss nomination". Politico.
- ^ "Treasury Fight Is Over, but Wall Street Animosity Lingers". New York Times.
- ^ a b "Lazard's Border Crossing Guard". Institutional Investor.
- ^ a b c "Lazard rewards $100bn rainmaker with global M&A position". Financial News.
- ^ "In Hopeful Move, Lazard Names M&A Head". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Lazard's M&A Team Toasts Double U.S. Win". Wall Street Journal Money Beat.
- ^ "Banker Behind Berkshire-Heinz Deal". CNBC.
- ^ "Bloomberg Brief Mergers 2013 Year End Review". Bloomberg.
- ^ "AB InBev Agrees to buy out Modelo". The Deal.
- ^ "Boutique banks triumph in Google's Motorola deal". Reuters.
- ^ "The Bullish Case for Deal Growth". New York Times.
- ^ "2. Antonio Weiss and Team / Lazard". Institutional Investor.
- ^ McIntosh, Julie (2011). Dethroning the King: The Hostile Takeover of Anheuser-Busch, an American Icon, Wiley, New Jersey. ISBN 1118157028.
- ^ "Reforming Our Tax System, Reducing Our Deficit" (PDF). Center For American Progress.
- ^ "Antonio Weiss Elected to Frick Board of Trustees" (PDF). The Frick Collection.
- ^ "Senator Elizabeth Warren's Misplaced Rage at Obama's Treasury Nominee". New York Times.