William M. Lewis, Jr.

Lazard, Ltd., Managing Director and Co-Chairman of Investment Banking

William M. Lewis, Jr. is a Managing Director and Co-Chairman of Investment Banking at Lazard Ltd. Mr. Lewis also chairs the Firm’s Global Investment Banking Managing Director Promotion Committee. Mr. Lewis was born in Richmond, VA. He graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, MA in 1974 and received the Academy’s highest award, the Aurelian Honor Society Award. Lewis graduated with honors from Harvard College in 1978. Mr. Lewis received an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1982. Mr. Lewis was elected a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley in 1989, becoming the firm’s first African-American Managing Director. Between 1994 and 2004, Mr. Lewis was head or co-head of the Global Banking Department, the Global Mergers & Acquisitions Department and Morgan Stanley Realty. Mr. Lewis was also chairman of Morgan Stanley’s charitable foundation, chairman of its diversity task force, member of the firm’s Political Action Committee, and member or chairman of numerous other internal committees including recruiting, mentoring, promotion, evaluation and compensation.

Mr. Lewis is a member of the Economic Club of New York and currently serves on the boards of a number of not-for-profit organizations including the Partnership for New York City, the NYPD Foundation, and the Institute for Sports Medicine Research. In addition to his not-for-profit activities, Mr. Lewis serves on the board of Ariel Investment Trust and formerly served on the boards of Freddie Mac and Darden Restaurants.