Felix G. Rohatyn (born May 29, 1928 in Vienna, Austria) is a Jewish-American businessman and investment banker and has also served in public service. He is divorced from his first wife with whom he had three children, and has since become married to Elizabeth Fly Rohatyn. May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the city and federal state in Austria. ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. ...

Career in finance

Rohatyn's family lived in France from 1934 to 1942. They fled the Nazi occupation because they were wealthy Jews, escaping the country with forged papers. He claims he is alive today because a guard chose to light his cigarette and wave his family on rather than scrutinize their paperwork. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A lit cigarette will burn to ash on one end. ...

He received his Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Middlebury College in Vermont in 1949 following which he joined the New York office of the investment bank Lazard Frères under André Meyer. He was made partner in the firm in 1961 and later became Managing Director. Rohatyn became widely known in the 1970s for successfully restructuring New York City's debt and resolving the city's fiscal crisis. A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... The first few hydrogen atom electron orbitals shown as cross-sections with color-coded probability density. ... Mead Chapel - Middlebury College Middlebury College is a small, highly selective liberal arts college located in the rural New England town of Middlebury, Vermont. ... Official language(s) None[1] Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  Ranked 45th  - Total 9,620 sq mi (24,923 km²)  - Width 80 miles (130 km)  - Length 160 miles (260 km)  - % water 3. ... Lazard LLC NYSE: LAZ is a New York-based, independent investment bank with more than 2,500 employees in Asia, North America, and Europe. ... André Meyer (September 3, 1898 – September 9, 1979) was a French-born Wall Street investment banker. ...

On August 22, 2006, Mr. Rohatyn was appointed by Lehman Brothers as a chairman of the international advisory committee and as a senior adviser to its chairman, Richard S. (Dick) Fuld, Jr.. Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. ... The Gorilla (nickname stuck after several investment bnakers referred to Fuld as such early in his career) Chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers. ...

Diplomacy and foreign policy credentials

Rohatyn served as United States Ambassador to France from 1997 to 2000 during the second Clinton Administration and is a Commander in the French Legion of Honor. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. This is a list of ambassadors from the United States. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Order: 42nd President Term of Office: January 20, 1993–January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas Date of death: Place of death: First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic Vice... French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (in Legion of Honor (AmE) or Legion of Honour (ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ... The Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an American foreign policy think tank based in New York City. ... The House of the Academy, Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...

References

• Rohatyn talk on New York City fiscal issues at Columbia University
• Biography from Speakers Bureau
• State Dept Biog