Antonio Weiss

Antonio Weiss
Personal details
Born (1966-09-28) September 28, 1966 (age 57)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSusannah Hunnewell (Deceased 2019)
Children3
EducationYale University (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)

Antonio Francesco Weiss (born September 28, 1966)[1] is an investor, policymaker, and former publisher. He is currently a senior fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard's Kennedy School[2][3] and a partner at investment firm SSW Partners LP.[4]

Weiss served as the Counselor to the Secretary of the US Treasury from January 2015 to January 2017 where he advised on domestic and international issues, including financial markets, regulatory reform, job creation, and fostering broad-based economic growth. In 2016, Weiss led the Obama Administration's response to the financial crisis in Puerto Rico and helped broker the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act.[5] He was previously head of investment banking for Lazard, a global financial advisory and asset management firm.[6][7] He is a former publisher and senior editor of the Paris Review, where he apprenticed to founder and editor George Plimpton.[8]

  1. ^ "Antonio Francesco Weiss". The Complete Marquis Who's Who (R) Biographies. Accessed January 5, 2015 via LexisNexis.
  2. ^ "M-RCBG Senior Fellows". Harvard Kennedy School. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Antonio Weiss". Bretton Woods.
  4. ^ "Antonio Weiss Lands Qualcomm Deal with New Investment Outfit SSW". Bloomberg. October 4, 2021.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference huffpo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Elizabeth Warren wins on Antonio Weiss nomination". Politico.
  7. ^ "Treasury Fight Is Over, but Wall Street Animosity Lingers". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference dealbook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).