Robert A. Bernhard
| Robert A. Bernhard | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Robert Arthur Bernhard New York City |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education |
Williams College (B.A./B.S.) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Title | Former Partner of Lehman Brothers and Salomon Brothers |
| Board member of | Montefiore Medical Center, Congregation Emanu-El of New York, Lincoln Center Education, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cooper Union (until December 2016) |
Robert "Bobbie" Arthur Bernhard (born 1928) is an American banker best known as the final Lehman Brothers descendant to serve as partner of the firm.[1] Bernhard was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Richard Jaques Bernhard and Dorothy Lehman Bernhard.
Career
Bernhard joined Lehman Brothers in 1953, and became General Partner in 1962. At Lehman Brothers, Bernhard was Head of Investment Management Division and served on the Boards of the Lehman Corporation and the One William Street Fund.
Bernhard left Lehman Brothers in 1972, becoming a partner at Salomon Brothers in 1974 until its profitable merger with Phibro in 1981.[2]
In 1981, he opened his own firm, Bernhard & Associates.[3] In 1990 it merged with Orson Munn & Company to create Munn, Bernhard & Associates (MB Investment Partners). In 1997 he became a partner of McFarland Dewey & Company.[4][5]
Cooper Union
Robert Bernhard became chairman of the board in 1995. He was responsible for choosing George Campbell Jr. as successor to John Jay Iselin.[6]
Bernhard, a friend of Jerry Speyer, was influenced by bold maneuvering from the Tishman Speyer CEO in giving them management of the Chrysler Building, Cooper Union's biggest asset.[7]
References
- ↑ "The Lehmans? They've moved on. Sad? A little". The Forward. 18 September 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ↑ Arenson, Karen (August 5, 1981). "Merger of Salomon Impresses analysts". The New York Times.
- ↑ Glaberson, William (October 11, 1987). "Life After Salomon Brothers". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Robert A. Bernhard". cooper.edu.
- ↑ "Robert A. Bernhard: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg.
- ↑ Holloway, Lynette (November 18, 1999). "Cooper Union Picks Physicist as First Black President". The New York Times.
- ↑ Pogrebin, Robin; Bagli, Charles (June 2, 2004). "New York's Cultural Power Brokers; Mixing the Real Estate Business and Everyone's Pleasure". The New York Times.