Biography

Joseph R. Perella has served as our Chairman Emeritus since June 2021. Mr. Perella is a Founding Partner of Perella Weinberg and served as our Chief Executive Officer from 2006 until 2014. Mr. Perella has over 50 years of investment banking experience. Prior to co-founding Perella Weinberg in 2006, Mr. Perella was a member of Morgan Stanley’s Management Committee (from 1993 until 2005) and held several senior positions at the firm, including Vice Chairman, Chairman of Institutional Securities and Investment Banking, and Worldwide Head of the Investment Banking Division. In 1988, Mr. Perella co-founded Wasserstein Perella & Co., Inc. and was Chairman of the Board until September 1993. From 1972 to 1988, Mr. Perella held senior positions at First Boston and was the founder of its Mergers & Acquisitions Group. Mr. Perella received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Lehigh University and a Master’s in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.