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Rohatyn, Felix George was born on May 29, 1928 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Alexander and Edith (Knoll) Rohatyn. came to the United States, 1942, naturalized, 1950.
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Bold Endeavors is a compelling narrative of ten large and transformative events in American history. It is an absorbing journey through the past as we read about determined national leaders -- Jefferson, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, and Eisenhower -- who found the will, steadiness, and political acumen to make decisions that were often unpopular but that proved to be visionary -- decisions that are the building blocks of America's destiny. Rohatyn begins with the diplomatic intrigues of the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the country; moves to the controversial construction of the Erie Canal, which opened a water route to the West; then continues to Lincoln's resolute support for the transcontinental railroad, Land Grant colleges, and the Homestead Act; documents the strategy -- and ruthless determination -- that built the Panama Canal; details the visionary and pragmatic politics that allowed FDR to bring electricity to rural America and use the Reconstruction Finance Act to help pull the country from the grip of the Depression; captures the foresight of national purpose which led to the G.I. Bill, which propelled the nation forward; and describes the creation of the interstate highway system that modernized America. Bold Endeavors is an urgent call for present-day action in this time of grave national crisis. "The nation is falling apart -- literally," Rohatyn warns. "America's roads and bridges, schools and hospitals, airports and roadways, ports and dams, water lines and air control systems -- the country's entire infrastructure is rapidly and dangerously deteriorating." To reverse this catastrophic degeneration and create tens of thousands of new jobs, Rohatyn offers a carefully reasoned and practical solution. Bold and imaginative political leadership must use the power and the resources of the federal government to finance the rebuilding of the nation's infrastructure. Rohatyn's page-turning case studies are precedents for purposeful, resourceful, and tenacious leadership that is necessary to accomplish both the rebuilding of America and the country's emergence from its present financial crisis. These bold endeavors from the nation's past are instructive, a guide and an inspiration for Americans today. If the nation is to be rebuilt and its infrastructure renewed, if the country is to emerge from the present economic crisis and reclaim its position of unqualified strength and leadership in world affairs, then it must be guided by the vision, determination, and investments that originally helped create a secure and prosperous America.
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It was a German soldier’s chance decision to reach for a cigarette and absently wave a car through a checkpoint outside Marseille in 1940 that allowed Felix Rohatyn and his Jewish family to escape from Nazi-occupied France. In the States, a chance summer job led him to the small, private investment bank of Lazard Frères, where he came under the tutelage of legendary financier André Meyer. The summer job turned into an extraordinary fifty-year career. Hailed as "the preeminent investment banker of his generation," Rohatyn was a creator of the merger-and-acquisition business that revolutionized investment banking and transformed the worlds of finance and entertainment. In this very personal account, Rohatyn takes us behind the headlines to offer readers a telling look at some of the era’s most renowned figures in the worlds of finance, entertainment, and politics. We are alongside Rohatyn as he meets Steve Ross in the back of the funeral parlor Ross is managing as they strategize to take control of Warner Brothers, and in André Meyer’s art-filled apartment as they negotiate with Frank Sinatra. We are with Rohatyn as he assists Harold Geneen of ITT weather a series of congressional investigations, and as he stays one step ahead of the canny Michael Ovitz as Matsushita attempts to win control of Lew Wasserman’s Universal Pictures. We also watch Rohatyn defending shareholders’ interests as the RJR-Nabisco buyout becomes a cautionary tale of executive greed. We have a front-row seat as Rohatyn and Governor Hugh Carey forge a desperation plan to save New York City from bankruptcy. And we accompany Rohatyn when he returns to Paris as the U.S. ambassador to the country he barely escaped alive as a young boy. Full of headline-making revelations, insider stories, keen personal observations, and relevant financial wisdoms, Dealings is the page-turning story of a life well lived.
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Rohatyn, Felix George was born on May 29, 1928 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Alexander and Edith (Knoll) Rohatyn. came to the United States, 1942, naturalized, 1950.
Bachelor of Science, Middlebury College, Vermont, 1948. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Adelphi University. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Bard College.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Hofstra University, 1981. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Long Island University, 1981. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Middlebury College, 1982.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Fordham University, 1983. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Columbia University, 2007. Bachelor of Laws (honorary), New York University, 1979.
Bachelor of Laws (honorary), Brandeis University, 1987.
With Lazard Freres & Company, LLC, New York City, 1948—1997, managing director, 1960—1997. United States ambassador to France United States Department State, Paris, 1997—2001. President Rohatyn Associates, New York City, 2002—2006.
Senior advisory to chairman Lehman Brothers Inc., 2006—2008. Special advisory to chairman & Chief Executive Officer Lazard Ltd., since 2010. Board directors Publicis Group, Lagardere Group, Moët Hennessy — Louis Vuitton, Inc.
Member board governors New York Stock Exchange, 1968—1972. Served with Army of the United States, 1951-1953, Korea.
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Served with Army of the United States, 1951-1953, Korea.
Married Jeannette Streit, June 9, 1956. Children: Pierre, Nicolas, Michael. Married Elizabeth Fly, May 31, 1979.