William 'Bill' Lewis Jr.

Bill Lewis is a managing director and co-chairman of Investment Banking at Lazard Ltd, where he has advised global corporations such as ADT, American Express, Amgen, Owens Corning, Procter & Gamble, Silver Lake Partners, and Xerox.

Between 1994 and 2004, Lewis was head or co-head of the Global Banking Department, the Global Mergers & Acquisitions Department, and Morgan Stanley Realty. His last position at Morgan Stanley was co-head of the Global Banking Department.

A member of the Economic Club of New York, Lewis serves on several boards, including the Partnership for New York City, the New York Philharmonic, Darden Restaurants, and Ariel Investment Trust.