Kenneth Lipper is a prominent figure in the arts, the world of finance, and government. He served as New York City's Deputy Mayor under Mayor Ed Koch.[1] Lipper was a general partner at Lehman Brothers and Salomon Brothers. He was adjunct professor at Columbia School of International Affairs in the field of international economics. Lipper serves as a director of corporations and government agencies.[2] He is Chairman of Lipper & Co, an investment bank and investment management company, and also serves as Chairman of the Board of Lippmann Enterprises LLC, a cosmetics company. In November 2010, after winning a civil class action, Lipper was awarded more than $15 million in indemnification, because as a New York State Supreme Court judge's findings noted, "none of the investigations and claims asserted against [Lipper] had resulted in a finding that he had engaged in 'negligence, malfeasance or a violation of applicable law.'"[non-primary source needed] In 2013, Governor Andrew Cuomo nominated, and the New York State Senate confirmed, Lipper as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Port Authority's governing body.[3] Lipper won an Academy Award in 1998 for producing the Best Documentary Feature. He wrote the novelizations of the films Wall Street and City Hall, and also co-wrote the original screenplay for City Hall.[4] Lipper produced the films City Hall, The Winter Guest, and The Last Days, and worked as chief technical adviser on Wall Street.[4] He is the co-founder and co-publisher of Lipper Viking Penguin, a biography series.
^Weber, Bruce (February 11, 1996). "Into the Municipal Maelstorm". New York Times.
^Griggs McCabe, Robyn (Winter 1992–1993), "Antigone, Wall Street, and City Hall", Columbia College Today
