User:Wobwob8888/Bill Lambert (banker)

Bill Lambert is an American investment banker and co-founder of Wasserstein Perella & Co.

Early life and education
Lambert studied at Ohio State University, where he gained a Bachelors of Science in 1968. He went on to acquire an MBA at Columbia Business School in 1972.

Career
Lambert was a managing partner of the mergers group at First Boston Corporation. In 1988, he and three colleagues founded Wasserstein, Perella & Co. In 2000, the business was sold and became Dresdner, Kleinwort & Wasserstein. Lambert remained with the company as vice chairman until 2004.

Other positions
Since retiring, Lambert has taken on a number of positions, involving education and community affairs. He is a member of the Board of Overseers at Columbia Business School. In addition he is the chair of Columbia's Social Enterprise Program committee and also a trustee of Northwestern University. Lambert is also a trustee of the Wexner Center for Arts at Ohio State University. Additionally he is the board of directors vice president at Urban Pathways, a charity working with the homeless.