Steve Feinberg
| Steve Feinberg | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 29, 1960 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Known for | Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cerberus Capital Management |
| Net worth | US$1.25 billion (April 2016)[1] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Gisella Sanchez |
| Children | 3 daughters |
Stephen A. "Steve" Feinberg (born March 29, 1960) is an American financier, who is active in hedge fund management and private equity. He is known for turning around struggling businesses and making them profitable.[2] He is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cerberus Capital Management.
Early life and education
Feinberg was born to a American Jewish family[3][4] and raised in The Bronx, New York. When aged eight, his family moved to Spring Valley, New York,[5] a suburb of New York City. His father was a steel salesman.[5] He attended Princeton University and graduated with a degree in politics in 1982.[6] While there, he captained the tennis team and joined the Reserve Officer Training Corps.[5]
Professional career
After graduating from college, Feinberg worked as a trader at Drexel Burnham in 1982 and later at Gruntal & Co..[7]
In 1992, at the age of 32, Feinberg co-founded Cerberus Capital Management with William L. Richter.[7] At the time the firm had $10 million under management; its assets under management have since grown to over $30 billion in 2016.[8][9] In 1999, the firm hired former Vice President Dan Quayle as a Chairman of Cerberus Global Investment.[10] In 2006, the firm hired former United States Secretary of the Treasury John Snow, who serves as a Chairman of Cerberus.[11]
In May 2011, Feinberg stated that he believed residential mortgage-backed securities may present "a real opportunity for continued investment for quite a period of time"[12] and that there were opportunities in buying assets from European banks.
Feinberg has been critical about the pay received by private equity executives, stating, "In general, I think that all of us are way overpaid in this business. It is almost embarrassing."[13] He has also noted in comments made in 2011 that smaller private equity fund sizes may be better for investor returns: "If your goal is to maximize your return as opposed to assets under management, I think you can be most effective with a big company infrastructure and a little bit smaller fund size."[13]
Feinberg has been described as "secretive" in The New York Times.[14] In 2007, Feinberg told Cerberus shareholders, "If anyone at Cerberus has his picture in the paper and a picture of his apartment, we will do more than fire that person. We will kill him. The jail sentence will be worth it."[15]
Through Cerberus, Feinberg also ownes DynCorp, which is a major national security contractor with the U.S. government.[16]
Political involvement
Feinberg, a major Republican donor,[17] served as one of the top economic advisers to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.[18] He is a member of The Business Council in Washington, DC, an association of chief executive officers from a broad range of companies. [19] In February 2017, the New York Times reported that President Trump will assign Feinberg a role in the White House leading a review of the US intelligence agencies.[20]
Personal
Feinberg reportedly made $50 million in 2004. His lifestyle is notably less extravagant than his peers in private equity.[21] He splits time between his homes on Manhattan's Upper East Side and Greenwich, Connecticut with his wife Gisela (née Sanchez).[5]
References
- ↑ Forbes: The World's Billionaires - Steve Feinberg
- ↑ Das, Anupreeta; Timiraos, Nick. "Donald Trump’s Financial Advisory Team Stocked With Wall Streeters". The Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ Times of Israel: "Trump wants Jewish billionaire to vet spy agencies – reportAs ties fray between White House and intelligence services, Bannon-Kushner associate Stephen A. Feinberg said being considered to lead review" by Sue Surkes February 16, 2017
- ↑ Eytan Avriel, "A shy wunderkind, Stephen Feinberg", Haaretz, 16.11.2005
- 1 2 3 4 Upstart Business Journal: "The Most Dangerous Deal in America" by Daniel Roth August 13, 2007
- ↑ "For Private Equity, a Very Public Disaster". The New York Times. August 9, 2009.
- 1 2 Roth, Daniel. "The Most Dangerous Deal in America". Upstart Business Journal.
- ↑ "Cerberus’ new Europe property fund may attract over $370 mn from Korean investors". Korean Investors. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ↑ Who We Are - Cerberus Capital Management
- ↑ J. Danforth Quayle - Cerberus Capital Management
- ↑ John W. Snow - Cerberus Capital Management
- ↑ "Is it 2006? Cerberus Loves Mortgage-Backed Securities". The Wall Street Journal: Deal Journal. May 25, 2011.
- 1 2 "Cerberus' Feinberg says PE executives 'way overpaid'". Reuters. June 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Can Private Equity Build a Public Face?". New York Times. December 24, 2006.
- ↑ "Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital" by Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone, August 29, 2012.
- ↑ Ken Dilanian, Peter Alexander: Trump Asks Billionaire Steve Feinberg To Review Intel Agencies - NBC News, 16 Feb 2017
- ↑ McDonald, Duff (October 24, 2007). "The Dog That Roared". New York Magazine. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ↑ Tankersley, Jim (August 5, 2016). "Donald Trump’s new team of billionaire advisers could threaten his populist message". Washington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Active Member Directory". The Business Council. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ↑ Risen, James; Rosenberg, Matthew (February 15, 2017). "White House Plans to Have Trump Ally Review Intelligence Agencies". The New York Times.
- ↑ "While other hedge-fund managers are collecting fine French wines and flying around in private planes, he drives a Ford truck and drinks Budweiser." What's Bigger Than Cisco, quoting Jonathan Gallen, a personal friend of Feinberg