Biography

Andrew Bednar is a Founding Partner, director and has served as Co-President since March 2020 of Perella Weinberg Partners. Mr. Bednar has over 20 years of investment banking experience. In addition to his current role, Mr. Bednar is a partner in PWP’s Advisory business where he served as Co-Head of PWP’s Advisory business in the U.S. until 2013. Prior to joining PWP in 2006, Mr. Bednar was Head of U.S. Mergers & Acquisition at Bank of America and a member of the Investment Banking Executive Committee. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director at Goldman, Sachs & Co. He began his career at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in 1994. Mr. Bednar earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master’s in Business Administration from Cornell University, and also received a Juris Doctor from Columbia University.