| Political Journey | Nominated for United States Secretary of Commerce in 2024 |
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| Business Roles | - Vice Chairman of Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation
- Board of Trustees member at Horace Mann School
- Board of Directors member at National September 11 Memorial and Museum
- Co-chair on Board of Managers at Haverford College
- Vice Chairman at Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum
- Trustee of Solomon Guggenheim Museum Foundation
- Board of Directors member at Partnership for New York City
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| Awards | - NYJTL Leadership Award (2011)
- Ranked #5 in NJBIZ's 'Power 50 Real Estate' (2012)
- Worldwide Orphans Foundation Honoree (2012)
- Ranked #18 in Commercial Observer's 'Annual Power 100' (2012)
- Ranked #4 in Commercial Observer's Most Important People in Commercial Real Estate Finance (2013)
- FDNY Foundation Humanitarian Award (2013)
- Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award
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| Company Background | - Joined Cantor Fitzgerald in 1983
- Became President and CEO in 1991 and subsequently Chairman in 1996
- Instrumental in establishing eSpeed electronic trading platform
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| September 11 Attacks Impact | - Lost 658 employees at Cantor Fitzgerald, including his brother Gary
- Survived by taking cover under a car during the South Tower's collapse
- Established the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund to support families of employees who died in the attacks
- Donated $1 million to initiate the relief fund
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