NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP) announced today the appointment of Ambassador Susan C. Schwab, former United States Trade Representative, to the firm’s Advisory Board. The Advisory Board provides the firm’s management team with strategic advice on key industry and business-related matters.
Currently a faculty member at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Ambassador Schwab served as United States Trade Representative (USTR) from 2006 to 2009. As USTR, Ambassador Schwab was a member of President George W. Bush’s cabinet and served as the President’s principal advisor, negotiator and spokesperson on international trade and related issues. Prior to her appointment, she served as Deputy USTR. Previously, Ambassador Schwab was President and CEO of the University System of Maryland (USM) Foundation and USM Vice Chancellor for Advancement. She also served as Dean of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland from 1995 to 2003. Ambassador Schwab is currently a strategic adviser at Mayer Brown LLP and also serves on the boards of The Boeing Company, Caterpillar Inc., FedEx Corporation, and Marriott International, Inc.
“We are pleased to welcome Susan to our Advisory Board, a professional who embodies many of the hallmarks of PWP – trust, reliability and experience,” said Joseph R. Perella, Partner and Chairman of Perella Weinberg Partners. “Susan’s impressive career, coupled with her experience as a director of several leading corporations, will make her an invaluable member of the Board. We look forward to her many contributions.”
Robert K. Steel, Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Perella Weinberg Partners and Chairman of the Advisory Board, said, “Susan’s distinguished career includes advising our nation as a top government official and working closely with foreign representatives on a diverse set of initiatives. She has a differentiated perspective that we will leverage to further deliver distinctive solutions to a growing client base.”
Ambassador Schwab said, “Over the last 10 years, Perella Weinberg Partners has provided tailored solutions that address their clients’ complex strategic needs. I look forward to using my experiences in the public and private sectors to work with my fellow Advisory Board members and the firm’s management to advise and develop strategies to help the firm continue to grow and succeed.”
Ambassador Schwab joins current Advisory Board members:
- Walter Isaacson, Aspen Institute President and CEO;
- Jorma Ollila, former Royal Dutch Shell Chairman;
- Robert Pozen, former Fidelity Investments Vice Chairman;
- Ivan Seidenberg, former Verizon Communications Inc. Chairman and CEO;
- Jane Sherburne, former Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel for BNY Mellon;
- Robert K. Steel, PWP CEO; and
- Daniel Yergin, IHS Vice Chairman.
About Perella Weinberg Partners
Perella Weinberg Partners is a leading independent, client-focused financial services firm providing advisory and asset management services to a broad, global client base, including corporations, institutions and governments. The Advisory business advises clients on mergers, acquisitions, defense advisory, financial restructuring, private capital raising, and pension matters. The Asset Management business includes a suite of hedge fund strategies, private investment funds and outsourced CIO solutions. Together with its affiliates, the Asset Management business has capital commitments and managed assets of approximately $8.8 billion. With approximately 450 employees, Perella Weinberg Partners maintains offices in New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Denver, Dubai, and San Francisco. For more information on Perella Weinberg Partners, please visit www.pwpartners.com.
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