Lewis M. Eisenberg
| Lew Eisenberg | |
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United States Ambassador to Italy Nominee |
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Taking office TBD* |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Succeeding | Kelly C. Degnan (Acting) |
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United States Ambassador to San Marino Nominee |
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Taking office TBD* |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Succeeding | Kelly C. Degnan (Acting) |
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| Born | 1942 (age 74–75) Illinois, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education |
Dartmouth College (BA) Cornell University (MBA) |
| *Pending Senate confirmation | |
Lewis Michael "Lew" Eisenberg (born 1942) is an American financier and investor, known for co-founding and heading a private equity firm, Granite Capital International Group L.P. Lewis Eisenberg has a multi-decade history in American political fundraising circles and is most notable for the various national, state, and bi-state appointments he held throughout his career, specifically as the Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey at the time of the September 11, 2001 attack of the World Trade Center, which the Port Authority operated.
In July 2017, Eisenberg was named as the nominee to become United States Ambassador to Italy. The position is subject to U.S. Senate confirmation.
Eisenberg was born to a Jewish family in Illinois and grew up in Chicago. His family made their living in the agricultural business. Eisenberg attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire from 1961 until 1964 earning a Bachelor's Degree. He then enrolled at Cornell University in New York, New York from 1964 to 1966 and earned an MBA.
Eisenberg began his career on Wall Street after completing his education at Cornell University. He began working for Goldman Sachs & Company in 1966. From 1966 until 1989 Eisenberg worked in a variety of capacities for Goldman Sachs. Eisenberg became a partner in 1978 and concluded his career as co-head of the Equity Division.
In 1990 Eisenberg Co-Founded Granite Capital International Group L.P., an investment management firm where as Co-Chairman he oversaw investment management for private clients. He co-founded Granum Communications where he also served on the board until 2007. He also served on the board of ITC, the nation's largest independent electric transmission business and a former KKR portfolio company.
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