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Alexandra Lebenthal is an American businesswoman. She was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the municipal bond franchise Lebenthal & Company until June 2017.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Lebenthal was born to a Jewish family.[2] Her father is James A. Lebenthal. Her grandparents, Louis and Sayra Fischer Lebenthal, founded Lebenthal & Company in 1925.[3]

Lebenthal graduated with an A.B in history from Princeton University in 1986[4] after graduating from the Nightingale-Bamford School.[5]

Lebenthal started her career in municipal bond investing at Kidder, Peabody & Company.[6]

In 1988, Lebenthal followed in the footsteps of her father James A. Lebenthal and became the company spokesperson. By 1995 she became the company’s president and CEO at the age of 31.[1] In 2001, Lebenthal & Company was sold to AdVest, which was later acquired by Merrill Lynch. In 2007, Lebenthal regained the rights to the name for a reported sum of $1,000.[3]

In 1999 Lebenthal was named one of New York’s 100 most influential women by Crain’s New York Business.[7] In 2012 Fortune called Alexandra Lebenthal “The new queen of Wall Street.”[4] She has also been named one of the top 50 Women in Wealth Management by Wealth Manager Magazine.[3]

Lebenthal authored a novel entitled Recessionistas in 2013.[8]

She stepped down as CEO in 2017, and her brother James, chief of asset management, left as well.[9]

In 2017, James Cayne sued Lebenthal for allegedly refusing to fully repay a personal loan in the amount of $1 million, and in October 2017 a New York judge ruled in his favor.[10]

Boards and philanthropy[edit]

Lebenthal has served on the boards of the School of American Ballet, the New York Botanical Garden, and The Committee of 200, an organization for businesswomen.[3][11] She also co-founded The Women’s Executive Circle, a women’s mentorship program.[12] Lebenthal is a board member of Savvy Ladies, “a non-profit organization that provides financial literacy education and resources for women.”[1]

Personal life[edit]

Lebenthal married Jay Diamond and has three children: Ellie, Charlotte, and Ben.[4]

She is a member of Kappa Beta Phi.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Weiner, Yitzi (2019-02-28). “Lessons From the Female Titans of Wall Street: Alexandra Lebenthal”. Medium. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  2. ^ “Snap Shot: Alexandra Lebenthal”. JW Magazine. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Beilfuss, Lisa (5 March 2017). “For Alexandra Lebenthal, Sale of Family Business Marks End of Difficult Chapter for a Storied Name”. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Tully, Shawn (December 12, 2012). “Alexandra Lebenthal: The new queen of Wall Street”. Fortune. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  5. ^ Fortt, Jon (April 30, 2017). “How Alexandra Lebenthal has taken on Wall Street’s boys’ club”. CNBC. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  6. ^ Albano, Christine (8 June 2017). “Alexandra Lebenthal steps down as CEO of family empire”. BondBuyer. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  7. ^ Hay, R. Couri (December 6, 2011). “Alexandra Lebenthal writes the book”. Gotham.
  8. ^ Kosner, Edward (November 13, 2013). “Municipal Blondes: A novel of money, Manolos and a sleuthing assistant”. The Wall Street Journal.
  9. ^ Tully, Sean (June 7, 2017). “Bond Stalwart Lebenthal & Co. Loses The Lebenthals”. Fortune. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  10. ^ Baer, Justin. “Ex-Bear Stearns CEO Is Off Wall Street But Still Mixing It Up at the Bridge Table”. WSJ. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  11. ^ Leon, Masha (27 October 2015). “Alexandra Lebenthal Honored at Savvy Ladies Gala”. Forward. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  12. ^ Horn, Eli (15 December 2014). “Charlie’s Angels? Alexandra Lebenthal Adds 2 Female Stars To Wealth Advisors’ Team”. Jewish Business News. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  13. ^ Roose, Kevin (2014). Young Money: Inside the Hidden World of Wall Street’s Post-Crash Recruits. London, UK: John Murray (Publishers), A Hachette UK Company. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-47361-161-0.

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