Alexandra Lebenthal
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March 11, 1964
Alexandra Lebenthal | |
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| Born | Alexandra Lebenthal March 11, 1964 New York, U.S. |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) |
| Known for | President and CEO, Lebenthal & Company |
| Spouse | Jay Diamond |
| Children | Eleanor, Charlotte, and Benjamin Diamond |
| Parent | James A. Lebenthal |
| Family | Sayra Fischer Lebenthal (grandmother) |
Alexandra Lebenthal (born March 11, 1964) is an American businesswoman. She was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the municipal bond franchise Lebenthal & Company until June 2017.[citation needed]
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]
Career
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]
