Antonio Weiss
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Antonio Weiss

American investment banker and publisher

Antonio Francesco Weiss (born September 28, 1966) is an American investor, policymaker, and former publisher. He is a senior fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard's Kennedy School and an investor at SSW Partners LP.2

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Born Sep 28, 1966.1

About

Weiss served as the Counselor to the Secretary of the US Treasury from January 2015 to January 2017 where he advised on domestic and international issues, including financial markets, regulatory reform, job creation, and fostering broad-based economic growth. In 2016, Weiss led the Obama Administration's response to the financial crisis in Puerto Rico and helped broker the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act.

He was previously head of investment banking for Lazard, a global financial advisory and asset management firm and lived for many years in France. He is a former publisher and senior editor of the Paris Review, where he apprenticed to founder and editor George Plimpton.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedSt. Bernard's School3
  • Date not recordedYale College3
  • Date not recordedHarvard Business School3
  • Date not recordedHarvard University3

Weiss attended Yale College and received his MBA at Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar and a Loeb Fellow in Finance.

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Career

Occupation: policymaker, investor, publisher, businessperson.6

Known for: Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act.7

Weiss joined Lazard in New York in 1994 and became a partner in 1998. From 2001 to 2009, Weiss was based in Paris, France where he served as a vice chairman of European investment banking, and subsequently global head of mergers and acquisitions. In 2009, Weiss moved back to the U.S. and was named the global head of investment banking for Lazard. In 2021, SSW Partners LP led the acquisition of Swedish auto parts company Veoneer in partnership with Qualcomm.

Weiss has served on the board of Banco Santander since 2024.

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Personal life

  • CitizenshipUnited States8
  • SpouseSusannah Hunnewell9

Weiss married Susannah Hunnewell in 1993. He lives with their three sons in New York City. Weiss is the son of Piero Weiss and Carole Severson Weiss.

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