18 Facts About Howard Lutnick

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Howard William Lutnick was born on July 14,1961 and is an American billionaire businessman, who succeeded Bernard Gerald Cantor as the head of Cantor Fitzgerald.

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Howard Lutnick was born to a Jewish family in Jericho, Long Island on July 14,1961, the son of Solomon Lutnick, a history professor at Queens College and Jane Lutnick, an artist.

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Howard Lutnick was the middle child of the family, whose siblings were an elder sister Edie and a younger brother Gary.

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In 1978, Howard Lutnick was a senior in high school when his mother died of lymphoma.

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Howard Lutnick went on to graduate from Haverford in 1983 with a degree in economics.

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Howard Lutnick was dropping his son off at his kindergarten, which caused him to be late for work, thereby saving his life.

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Howard Lutnick joined Cantor Fitzgerald in 1983, the same year he graduated from college.

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Early on, Howard Lutnick developed a warm relationship with the firm's founder Bernard Cantor as his personal mentor.

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In 1991, Howard Lutnick was named President and CEO of the company, and he became Chairman in 1996.

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Howard Lutnick placed a high value on technology early on, and in 1999 made the decision to take eSpeed, an electronic trading subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, public.

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In 2008, Howard Lutnick oversaw the merger of BGC Partners and eSpeed, a deal valued at $1.3 billion.

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Howard Lutnick took the video platform Rumble public through a SPAC deal.

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Howard Lutnick tried to reach the outskirt of the towers in hope of finding any Cantor staff making it out alive but failed.

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Howard Lutnick survived the collapse of South Tower by taking cover under a car nearby.

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In 2012, Howard Lutnick was appointed to the Haverford College Board of Managers following a term of six years as a vice-chair.

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Howard Lutnick endowed five student scholarships at Haverford and funded or led the efforts to fund several campus institutions:.

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When Hurricane Sandy hit New York and New Jersey in October 2012, Howard Lutnick pledged $10 million to aid families who were severely affected by the storm.

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On May 16,2019, Howard Lutnick hosted a fundraiser for Donald Trump at his home in Manhattan, raising some $5 million, according to the President's aide.