William H. McRaven Joins Lazard
May 21 2021 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Lazard Ltd (NYSE: LAZ) announced today that William H. McRaven
has joined the firm, effective immediately. McRaven, a retired US
Navy four-star admiral and former head of the US Special Operations
Command, will be a Senior Advisor in the firm’s Financial Advisory
business.
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“Bill McRaven is one of the world’s most respected leaders with
a deep, broad and distinctive knowledge of the constantly changing
world stage,” said Kenneth M. Jacobs, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Lazard. “The combination of his experience and
understanding of the global geopolitical environment is a perfect
fit with Lazard.”
“We welcome the ability to offer our clients and bankers access
to Bill’s invaluable perspectives as we navigate the rapidly
evolving global landscape together,” said Peter R. Orszag, Chief
Executive Officer of Financial Advisory, Lazard.
Admiral William H. McRaven retired from the US Navy as a
four-star admiral in 2014. During his 37-year military career, he
commanded special operations forces at every level, eventually
taking charge of the US Special Operations Command. His career
included service during Desert Storm and both the Iraq and
Afghanistan wars. McRaven oversaw Operation Neptune Spear, the raid
that killed Osama bin Laden in May 2011. He is currently a
professor of National Security, LBJ School of Public Affairs, the
University of Texas. From 2015-2018, he was chancellor of the
University of Texas system, overseeing 14 institutions with 220,000
students, 20,000 faculty, and over 80,000 health care
professionals, researchers and staff. McRaven is a New York Times
best-selling author of several books, including Make Your Bed:
Little Things That Can Change Your Life…And Maybe the World; Sea
Stories: My Life in Special Operations; and The Hero Code: Lessons
Learned from Lives Well Led (April 2021).
About Lazard
Lazard, one of the world's preeminent financial advisory and
asset management firms, operates from more than 40 cities across 25
countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Central and
South America. With origins dating to 1848, the firm provides
advice on mergers and acquisitions, strategic matters,
restructuring and capital structure, capital raising and corporate
finance, as well as asset management services to corporations,
partnerships, institutions, governments and individuals. For more
information on Lazard, please visit www.lazard.com. Follow Lazard
at @Lazard.
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