1. Lewis Michael Eisenberg was born on October 12,1942 and is an American financier and investor who was the United States Ambassador to Italy and the United States Ambassador to San Marino.
24 Facts About Lewis Eisenberg
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Lewis Eisenberg has a multi-decade history in American political fundraising circles and has held a number of national, state, and bi-state appointments throughout his career, including serving 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.
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In July 2017, Eisenberg was named as President Donald Trump's nominee to become the United States Ambassador to Italy.
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Lewis Eisenberg was confirmed by the US Senate on August 3,2017.
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Lewis Eisenberg was born to a Jewish family in Illinois and grew up in Chicago.
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Lewis Eisenberg's family made their living in the agricultural business.
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Lewis Eisenberg attended Dartmouth College, earning a bachelor's degree in 1964.
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Lewis Eisenberg enrolled at Cornell University, where he earned an MBA in 1966.
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Lewis Eisenberg began his career on Wall Street after completing his education at Cornell University.
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From 1966 to 1989, Lewis Eisenberg worked in a variety of capacities for Goldman Sachs.
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Lewis Eisenberg became a partner in 1978 and concluded his run at Goldman Sachs as co-head of the Equity Division.
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Lewis Eisenberg co-founded Granum Communications and served on that company's board until 2007.
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Lewis Eisenberg served on the board of ITC, the nation's largest independent electric transmission business and a former KKR portfolio company.
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Lewis Eisenberg served as a senior advisor for Kohlberg Kravis Roberts beginning in 2009.
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Lewis Eisenberg was appointed by New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman to chair the New Jersey Commission on Privatization and Competitive Contracting in 1994.
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Lewis Eisenberg was elected chairman of the board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on November 9,1995.
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In 2000, Lewis Eisenberg served as the chairman of the Victory 2000 campaign in New Jersey.
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Lewis Eisenberg served on the transition teams of Governors Whitman from New Jersey and Governor Pataki from New York and on the Bush-Cheney presidential transition team.
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Lewis Eisenberg is a founder and former chairman of the Republican Leadership Council, a political action committee based in Washington, DC From 2002 to 2004, he served as chairman for the finance committee of the Republican National Committee.
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Lewis Eisenberg was a fundraising leader for the presidential campaign of Donald Trump in 2016.
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In 2000, Lewis Eisenberg was honored as the "Man of the Year" by the National Conference for Community and Justice in New Jersey.
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On May 16,2001, Lewis Eisenberg received an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Monmouth University in Monmouth, New Jersey.
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Lewis Eisenberg served on the advisory council of Samuel Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, and was a board member of St Barnabas Health Care System and past chairman of its investment committee.
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Lewis Eisenberg served on the board of trustees of Monmouth Medical Center Foundation.