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Bill Lambert
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Bill Lambert is an American investment banker and co-founder of Wasserstein Perella & Co.

Early life and education

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Lambert studied at Ohio State University, where he gained a Bachelors of Science in 1968. He went on to acquire an MBA at Columbia Business School in 1972.[1]

Career

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Lambert was a managing partner of the mergers group at First Boston Corporation. In 1988, he and three colleagues founded Wasserstein, Perella & Co. In 2000, the business was sold and became Dresdner, Kleinwort & Wasserstein. Lambert remained with the company as vice chairman until 2004.[2]

Other positions

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Since retiring, Lambert has taken on a number of positions, involving education and community affairs. He is a member of the Board of Overseers at Columbia Business School. In addition he is the chair of Columbia's Social Enterprise Program committee and also a trustee of Northwestern University. Lambert is also a trustee of the Wexner Center for Arts at Ohio State University. Additionally he is the board of directors vice president at Urban Pathways, a charity working with the homeless.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Bill Lambert". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  2. ^ "Bill Lambert: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  3. ^ School, Columbia Business. "Bill Lambert". Columbia Business School. Retrieved 2016-04-19. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
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