Jerome H. Kern

Jerome H. Kern
Born (1937-06-01) June 1, 1937 (age 87)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materColumbia University (BA)
New York University School of Law (JD)
Occupation(s)Lawyer, consultant, business executive
EmployerMoelis & Company
Known forFounding partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Former Chairman and CEO of Colorado Symphony
Namesake of the Root-Tilden-Kern Scholarship
SpouseMary Rossick Kern

Jerome H. Kern[1] (born June 1, 1937) is an American lawyer, investment banker, consultant, and philanthropist. Kern was one of the founding members of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.[2][3] After a career in investment banking, he served as a senior partner of Shea & Gould, then at Baker Botts, while holding senior leadership positions at Tele-Communications Inc. In the early 2000s, he was CEO of Linkshare, On Command, and Playboy. He was also chairman and CEO of Colorado Symphony and is currently a senior advisor to Moelis & Company.[4]

  1. ^ Politics, JOANNE DAVIDSON Special to Colorado (9 September 2021). "NONPROFIT REGISTER | Colorado Symphony leader announces his retirement". Colorado Politics. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  2. ^ "Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz | NYU School of Law". www.law.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  3. ^ "The Early Years | The Lipton Archive". theliptonarchive.org. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  4. ^ vCARD. "Jerome H. (Jerry) Kern". Moelis & Company. Retrieved 2022-06-24.[permanent dead link‍]