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Howard Lutnick

ハワード・ラトニック　/　はわーど・らとにっく

American businessperson

July 14, 1961 (age 64)　・　Jericho, New York, United States

New York
businessperson
trader

My Take

Howard Lutnick's story is one I keep returning to because it resists simple judgment. On September 11, Cantor Fitzgerald lost most of its employees, including his brother, and Lutnick — criticized at first, then largely vindicated — rebuilt the firm while funding victims' families for years. That chapter alone would define most lives. Instead he reinvented himself again as Commerce Secretary, placing a Wall Street dealmaker's instincts at the center of national trade policy. Whatever one thinks of his politics, I am fascinated by people who absorb catastrophic loss and respond by taking on more responsibility, not less. He is exactly that rare type.

Overview

Howard William Lutnick (born July 14, 1961) is an American businessman and government official who has served as the 41st United States secretary of commerce since 2025. In 1983, Lutnick was hired at Cantor Fitzgerald under the mentorship of the firm's founder, B. Gerald Cantor. In 1990, Lutnick became president and chief executive of Cantor Fitzgerald.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Howard Lutnick
Name (Japanese): ハワード・ラトニック
Reading: はわーど・らとにっく
Born: July 14, 1961 (age 64)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Ox
Origin: Jericho, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: businessperson / trader

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Jericho High School
University: Haverford College

Awards & achievements

2001 Financial Times Person of the Year
Navy Distinguished Public Service Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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