Alexandra Lebenthal

Lebenthal was born to a Jewish family.^[1] Her father is James A. Lebenthal. Her grandparents, Louis and Sayra Fischer Lebenthal, founded Lebenthal & Company in 1925.^[2]

Lebenthal graduated with an A.B in history from Princeton University in 1986^[3] after graduating from the Nightingale-Bamford School.^[4]

Lebenthal started her career in municipal bond investing at Kidder, Peabody & Company.^[5]

In 1988, Lebenthal followed in the footsteps of her father James A. Lebenthal and became the company spokesperson. By 1995 she became the company's president and CEO at the age of 31.^{[citation needed]} In 2001, Lebenthal & Company was sold to AdVest, which was later acquired by Merrill Lynch. In 2007, Lebenthal regained the rights to the name for a reported sum of $1,000.^[2]

In 1999, Lebenthal was named one of New York's 100 most influential women by Crain's New York Business.^[6] In 2012, Fortune called Alexandra Lebenthal "The new queen of Wall Street."^[3] She has also been named one of the top 50 Women in Wealth Management by Wealth Manager Magazine.^[2]

Lebenthal authored a novel entitled Recessionistas in 2013.^[7]

She stepped down as CEO in 2017, and her brother James, chief of asset management, left as well.^[8]

In 2017, James Cayne sued Lebenthal for allegedly refusing to fully repay a personal loan in the amount of $1 million, and in October 2017 a New York judge ruled in his favor.^[9]

Lebenthal has served on the boards of the School of American Ballet, the New York Botanical Garden^[10], and The Committee of 200, an organization for businesswomen.^[2][11] She also co-founded The Women's Executive Circle, a women's mentorship program.^[12]

Lebenthal married Jay Diamond and has three children: Ellie, Charlotte, and Ben.^[3]

She is a member of Kappa Beta Phi.^[13]