Antonio Weiss
Antonio Weiss | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | September 28, 1966 United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Children | 3 |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
Antonio Francesco Weiss (born September 28, 1966) is an American investor, policymaker, and former publisher. He is a senior fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard's Kennedy School and an investor at SSW Partners LP.
Weiss served as the Counselor to the Secretary of the US Treasury from January 2015 to January 2017 where he advised on domestic and international issues, including financial markets, regulatory reform, job creation, and fostering broad-based economic growth. In 2016, Weiss led the Obama Administration's response to the financial crisis in Puerto Rico and helped broker the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act.
He was previously head of investment banking for Lazard, a global financial advisory and asset management firm and lived for many years in France. He is a former publisher and senior editor of the Paris Review, where he apprenticed to founder and editor George Plimpton.