Richard S. Fuld, Jr.
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1946 –
Who is Richard S. Fuld, Jr.?
Richard "Dick" Severin Fuld, Jr. is an American banker best known as the final Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lehman Brothers. Fuld had held this position since the firm's 1994 spinoff from American Express until 2008. Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 on September 15, 2008, and subsequently announced a sale of major operations to parties including Barclays Bank and Nomura Securities.
Fuld was nicknamed the "Gorilla" on Wall Street for his competitiveness. Condé Nast Portfolio ranked Fuld number one on their Worst American CEOs of All Time list, stating he was "belligerent and unrepentant". This perception of Fuld's hyper-competitive sociopathic personality traits can be observed in a revealing internal company video "I am soft, I'm lovable but what I really want to do is reach in, rip out their heart and eat it before they die." Fuld was also named in Time magazine's list of "25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis".
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- Born
- Apr 26, 1946
New York City - Also known as
- Dick S. Fuld Jr.
- Dick Fuld
- Richard Severin Fuld, Jr.
- Richard Fuld Jr.
- Digital Mind Trader
- The Gorilla
- Spouses
- Religion
- Judaism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- MBA, New York University Stern School of Business
( - 1973) - Bachelor of Arts
( - 1969) - New York University
- University of Colorado Boulder
- MBA, New York University Stern School of Business
- Employment
- Chief Executive Officer, Lightfoot Capital Partners
(1993 - ) - President and Chief Operating Officer, Lightfoot Capital Partners
(1993 - 1994) - President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Lehman Brothers Division, Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc.
(1990 - 1993) - Lightfoot Capital Partners
(1969 - )
- Chief Executive Officer, Lightfoot Capital Partners
- Lived in
- Greenwich
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on July 23, 2013
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