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Experience
Mr. Solomon founded Peter J. Solomon Company, L.P. in 1989. Previously, he was Vice Chairman of Lehman Brothers where he was Chairman of its Merchant Banking Division and Co-Chairman of the Investment Banking Division.
From 1978 to 1980, Mr. Solomon was Deputy Mayor of Economic Policy and Development in New York City under Mayor Edward I. Koch. He was also Chairman of the New York City Health and Hospital Corporation, which operated 17 municipal hospitals. He served as Counselor to the United States Treasury in the Carter Administration in 1980.
Mr. Solomon has written extensively about conflicts on Wall Street and public policy issues.
Professional Affiliations
Director, Monro Muffler/Brake Inc.
Director, Zagat Survey LLC
Previous Professional Affiliations
Director, Associated Dry Goods Corporation
Director, BKF Capital Group, Inc.
Director, Centennial Cellular Corporation
Director, Century Communications Corp.
Director, Esquire, Inc.
Director, General Cigar Holdings
Director, LIN Broadcasting Corporation
Director, Office Depot, Inc.
Director, Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation
Director, The Stop & Shop Companies, Inc.
Not-For-Profit Affiliations
Chairman, The Manhattan Theatre Club
Chairman, Friends of the Center for Jewish Studies – Harvard University
Trustee, The Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York City
Trustee, Lucius Littauer Foundation
Director-at-Large, Montana Land Reliance
Member, President's Advisory Committee on the Allston Initiative, Harvard University
Member, Dean’s Council and Executive Committee of Harvard University Resources Committee
Member, Council on Foreign Relations
Director, Headwater Initiative
Lifetime Honorary Trustee, American Museum of Natural History and member of its Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Advisory Council
Previous Not-For-Profit Affiliations
Overseer, Harvard University
Adjunct Professor, Columbia Business School
Chairman, Hudson Guild Neighborhood House
Vice Chairman, Mt. Sinai Hospital
Trustee, National Audubon Society
Trustee, Taft School
Member, Visiting Committee to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
Recipient, Ellis Island Congressional Medal of Honor, 1992
Academic Credentials
Mr. Solomon received his B.A. cum laude from Harvard College and his M.B.A from Harvard Business School.
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