Felix George Rohatyn was an American investment banker and diplomat.
21 Facts About Felix Rohatyn
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Felix Rohatyn spent most of his career with Lazard, where he brokered numerous large corporate mergers and acquisitions from the 1960s through the 1990s.
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Felix Rohatyn was involved in efforts to form a national infrastructure bank, and assisted in the rebuilding of New York City following Hurricane Sandy as co-chair of the New York State 2100 Commission.
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From 1997 to 2000, Felix Rohatyn served as United States Ambassador to France.
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The name Felix Rohatyn has been claimed to be of Tartar origins.
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Felix Rohatyn's father managed breweries controlled by the family in Vienna, Romania, and Yugoslavia.
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From Middlebury, Felix Rohatyn joined the New York office of the investment bank Lazard Freres under Andre Meyer.
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Felix Rohatyn returned to Lazard in 1952 and was made a partner in the firm in 1961, going on to become managing director.
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Felix Rohatyn served on the boards of the Englehard Mineral and Chemical Corporation, Howmet Turbine Component Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Pfizer, and the New York Stock Exchange from 1968 to 1972.
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The MAC, led by Felix Rohatyn, insisted that the city make major reforms, including a wage freeze, a major layoff, a subway fare hike, and charging tuition at the City University of New York.
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Felix Rohatyn drew the fire of some critics, who accused him of bailing out the banks, while slashing workers' wages and benefits and reducing the power of municipal unions.
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Felix Rohatyn had supported longtime client Ross Perot's candidacy and Clinton appointed Lloyd Bentsen instead.
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On January 27,2010, Felix Rohatyn announced his return to Lazard as special advisor to the chairman and chief executive officer, after a short role at Rothschild.
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Felix Rohatyn was United States Ambassador to France from 1997 to 2000, during the second term of the Clinton Administration and was a Commander in the French Legion of Honour.
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Felix Rohatyn was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a trustee for the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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Felix Rohatyn delivered a speech to D-Day veterans at Omaha Beach in 1999, on the 55th anniversary of the Liberation of Normandy.
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Felix Rohatyn told them that a "democratic, prosperous Europe is the finest monument" to the veterans' exploits.
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Felix Rohatyn worked with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, who has authored a House bill to create an infrastructure bank.
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Felix Rohatyn testified in both the House and Senate in support of the law.
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Felix Rohatyn served as co-chair of the New York Works Task Force on Infrastructure.
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Felix Rohatyn's stepdaughter was the model Nina Griscom, who died on January 25,2020.