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Wien, Byron Richard was born in 1933.
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Byron Richard Wien
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Byron Richard Wien, American private equity firm executive. Named #1 Strategist, SmartMoney.com, 2000; named one of Wall Street's Power 30, Smart Money magazine, 2004, Sixteen Most Influential People on Wall St., New York Magazine, 2006; recipient Lifetime Achievement award, New York Society Security Analysts, 2008.
Education
AB with honors, Harvard College, 1954. Master of Business Administration with distinction, Harvard Business School.
Career
Formerly with Robeco United States of America, Inc. Portfolio manager Weiss, Peck & Greer LLC. Chief United States investment strategist Morgan Stanley, New York, 1985—2001, senior United States investment strategist, 2001—2005.
Chief investment strategist Pequot Capital Management Inc., Westport, Connecticut, 2005—2009. Vice-chairman Blackstone Advisory Services LP, New York City, since 2009, senior managing director corporation, mergers & acquisitions The Blackstone Group, since 2009. Supervisory director George Soros' Quantum Funds.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee New York History Society. Board directors Phoenix House Foundation, Inc., Manhattan Institute. Member investment committee Lincoln Center, New York City, John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Pritzker Foundation.
Awards
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Named #1 Strategist, SmartMoney.com, 2000. Named one of Wall Street's Power 30, Smart Money magazine, 2004, Sixteen Most Influential People on Wall St., New York Magazine, 2006. Recipient Lifetime Achievement award, New York Society Security Analysts, 2008.Named #1 Strategist, SmartMoney.com, 2000. Named one of Wall Street's Power 30, Smart Money magazine, 2004, Sixteen Most Influential People on Wall St., New York Magazine, 2006. Recipient Lifetime Achievement award, New York Society Security Analysts, 2008.