Peter Orszag

CEO and Chairman

Lazard

Peter R. Orszag is the CEO and Chairman of Lazard, the global financial advisory and asset management firm renowned for independent, differentiated advice and solutions grounded in contextual alpha—the broad insight and judgment needed to navigate macroeconomic, geopolitical, and other factors, helping leaders see beyond what the world sees today. Peter joined Lazard in 2016 and previously served as CEO of its Financial Advisory business. He has had a distinguished career spanning finance, public policy, and academia. Prior to joining Lazard,  Peter was Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the Obama Administration and Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). He also served in the Clinton Administration at the Council of Economic Advisers and as Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy. Peter is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and the Council on Foreign Relations, and he serves on the board of the Peterson Institute for International Economics and as a trustee of Mount Sinai Hospital. He graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University and earned his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics as a Marshall Scholar.