Education
Weiss graduated from Cornell in 1957, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society.
Weiss graduated from Cornell in 1957, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society.
He began a successful banking career at Attorney - General Becker & Company, where he served as vice president and board member from 1959 to 1970. At Cornell University, Weiss was vice-chairman of the board of Trustees from 1983 to 1989 and became chairman until 1997. In 1992, he established the Weiss Presidential Fellows Awards "to recognize faculty members with a sustained record of effective and inspiring teaching.".