Elisha Wiesel
Elisha Wiesel | |
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Born | Shlomo Elisha Wiesel June 6, 1972 |
Alma mater | Yale University (B.S., Computer Science 1994) |
Employer(s) | ClearAlpha Technologies; entrio |
Known for |
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Title | Chairman |
Board member of | entrio; FactSet |
Spouse | Lynn Bartner-Wiesel |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Elie Wiesel Marion Erster Rose Wiesel |
Shlomo Elisha Wiesel (born June 6, 1972) is an American businessman and
Early and personal life
Shlomo Elisha Wiesel was born in 1972.
His father,
He was raised on the
Wiesel then attended
Wiesel and his wife Lynn Bartner-Wiesel are parents to two children.[11][3]
Career
Wiesel joined the J. Aron
He became a managing director in 2002, and a partner in 2004.[19][20] Wiesel later served as the chief risk officer of its securities division (which houses Goldman's technology-intensive trading business), and global head of its securities division desk strategists.[1][5][21]
In January 2017, when Wiesel was 44 years old, he succeeded R. Martin Chavez as Goldman's chief information officer, overseeing Engineering (the firm's Technology Division and global strategists groups).[14][22][15] Wiesel became the highest-ranked of 9,000 Goldman engineers, who accounted for 25% of the firm's total employees.[16] In July 2017, Institutional Investor named him # 10 in the "2017 Tech 40."[16]
In December 2019 Wiesel left Goldman Sachs after a 25-year career at the firm.[1][5][3] As he considered his next move, he said he was interested in the intersection of philanthropy and engineering, and was ready to move on from banking. He was considering options that included traveling the world, computer games, and teaching, while intrigued by the health care company that Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, and Jamie Dimon were building, and committed to spending more time working on matters relating to his father such as deciding on the disposition of his papers.[18] He volunteered on Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign, and reflected later that his was the balance Wiesel was looking for in the political spectrum — "people who understood the need for social justice, but also understood that ... the answer is not Marxism."[2] He also began an archive of his father's writings.[2]
In November 2020 Wiesel joined Israeli Tel Aviv-based
In March 2023, financial
In May 2023, Wiesel and quantitative investment firm
Philanthropy
Wiesel organized fundraisers for Good Shepherd Services, a Brooklyn-based after-school program charity that provides support for at-risk youths and their families, at Goldman beginning in 2013.
Political activity
At a November 30, 2016, event at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Wiesel spoke of the need to protect the LGBT community and Israel, which he said was "treated as the world villain simply for making sure that Jews will never again be without a home," and criticized president-elect Donald Trump's policies that dismissed Syrian refugees, Muslims, undocumented immigrants, women, and African Americans.[42] At another event held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on January 29, 2017, he suggested that protesting against Executive Order 13769 ("Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States") was part of his father's legacy.[43]
In April 2017, in a speech to the
Wiesel was as of 2020 a board member of the progressive Zionist organization Zioness.[47][48]
In December 2022, taking a stand together against the increasing instances of racism and antisemitism in the US, Wiesel joined New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Rev. Al Sharpton, Vista Equity Partners CEO and Carnegie Hall Chairman Robert F. Smith, Baptist Minister Conrad Tillard, and World Values Network founder and CEO Rabbi Shmuley Boteach to host 15 Days of Light, celebrating Hanukkah and Kwanzaa in a unifying holiday ceremony at Carnegie Hall.[49] Wiesel said: "The Wiesel family stands now and will always stand with the Black community against racism and the lingering economic effects of slavery and segregation in this country. And we are so moved to hear leaders in the Black community like Mayor Adams, Rev Sharpton, and Rev Tillard speak out so strongly against antisemitism."[50]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Popper, Nathaniel (January 9, 2017). "Goldman Sachs Names Elisha Wiesel Chief Information Officer". The New York Times. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Melissa Weiss (September 2, 2020). "Elisha Wiesel turns to the next chapter in his career". Jewish Insider.
- ^ a b c d e f g Lewak, Doree (January 25, 2020). "Elie Wiesel's son recalls dad, 75 years after Auschwitz liberation". The New York Post. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ Samuel G. Freedman (October 23, 1983). "Bearing Witness," The New York Times.
- ^ a b c d Crowe, Portia (January 9, 2017). "Goldman Sachs just named a new head of its giant tech division". Business Insider. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Shawn Macomber (April 4, 2018). "People of the Mosh: Elie Wiesel's Son Elisha On Metal Misfits, Hardcore Matinees & Forging Identity in the Punk Underground". Decibel Magazine. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ Levine, Daniel S. (July 3, 2016). "Marion Wiesel, Elie's Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ "Marion Wiesel". Central Synagogue. Archived from the original on May 18, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ISBN 9780313345654. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ Joseph Berger (October 15, 1986). "Man In The News; Witness To Evil: Eliezer Weisel". The New York Times. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Lyman, Rick (May 12, 2017). "Elie Wiesel's Only Son Steps Up to His Father's Legacy". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ a b Christina DesMarais (July 14, 2017). "How Important Is a Dress Code? Goldman Sachs Will Find Out". Inc. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ "Elisha Wiesel Remembers His Father". Moment. September 14, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ a b Liz Hoffman (January 10, 2017). "Goldman Sachs names new tech chief," Financial News.
- ^ a b "Careers Blog - In Conversation with Elisha Wiesel, Chief Information Officer". Goldman Sachs. November 19, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c "The 2017 Tech 40: Elisha Wiesel". Institutional Investor. July 27, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ Laura Noonan (September 4, 2019). "Goldman Sachs braced for more top-level changes," The Financial Times.
- ^ a b c d Amanda L Gordon (September 12, 2019). "Goldman's Wiesel Exits as Bank Turns to Amazon for Tech Leader". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ Samson, Adam (January 9, 2017). "Elisha Wiesel tapped to become Goldman's tech chief". Financial Times. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ Oran, Olivia (January 9, 2017). "Goldman names Elisha Wiesel as new chief information officer". Reuters. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ Liz Hoffman (January 10, 2017). "Goldman Sachs Names New Tech Guru," The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Dakin Campbell (January 9, 2017). "Goldman Promotes Elisha Wiesel to Chief Information Officer". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ "Entrio". finder.startupnationcentral.org.
- ^ "Son of Elie Wiesel, former banking exec to chair Israeli fintech firm". The Jerusalem Post. November 23, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Former Goldman CIO Elisha Wiesel joins The Floor". Finextra Research. November 23, 2020.
- ^ a b c Irrera, Anna (November 23, 2020). "Former Goldman CIO Elisha Wiesel joins fintech startup The Floor". Reuters.
- ^ Hinchliffe, Ruby (November 25, 2020). "Goldman's former CIO becomes chairman of Israeli fintech The Floor". FinTech Futures.
- ^ Spiro, James (November 23, 2020). "The Floor appoints Elisha Wiesel as Chairman, bringing 25 years of Wall Street with him". CTECH.
- ^ "Management Team". The Floor.
- ^ Spiro, James (April 2, 2023). "Israeli startup entrio raises $7.5 million for its IT asset management platform; The company plans to broaden its data coverage across more tech assets and help businesses gain a more holistic view of their tech stacks". CTECH.
- ^ Dorbian, Iris (March 31, 2023). "Israeli tech startup Entrio scores $7.5m; Communitas Capital Partners led the round". Venture Capital Journal.
- ^ "FactSet Appoints Elisha Wiesel to Board of Directors". Yahoo Finance. March 24, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Amanda L Gordon (June 1, 2023). "Goldman, AQR Alumni Start Niche Hedge Fund With Backing From Cliff Asness". Bloomberg.
- ^ a b c d "AQR founder backs new niche hedge fund". Hedge Week. June 2, 2023.
- ^ Robbins, Liz (October 11, 2013). "One Long Night in Puzzle City". The New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ a b "HHREC Annual Dinner to Feature Elisha Wiesel," The Jewish Link, October 18, 2018.
- ^ Davis, Owen (January 9, 2017). "Goldman's New CIO Is Pretty Much Impervious To Snark". Dealbreaker. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ Olivia Oran (January 9, 2017). "Goldman names Elisha Wiesel as new chief information officer," Reuters.
- ^ Susanna Kim (June 28, 2013). "Goldman Sachs' 'Madness' Scavenger Hunt Accepting Applications at $50K+ Per Team," ABC News.
- ^ Salmon, Felix (June 28, 2013). "How a Goldman Sachs scavenger hunt is like a private equity deal". Reuters. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ Seth Porges (August 14, 2015). "For One Long Night, Manhattan Was Turned Into A Massive Game For Hundreds Of Finance Workers". Forbes. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ "Elie Wiesel's son excoriates Trump rhetoric, calls for political reconciliation". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. December 1, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ Gordon, Amanda L. (January 30, 2017). "Elisha Wiesel Reflects on Immigrant Ban and Father's Legacy". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ Naomi Zeveloff (April 25, 2017). "Elie Wiesel's Son; Holocaust Lessons Unheeded in Syria Disaster," The Forward.
- ^ Elisha Wiesel (April 24, 2017). "Elisha Wiesel’s speech urges Jews not to be silent observers of injustice," The Canadian Jewish News
- ^ Elisha Wiesel (April 25, 2017). "My father was a witness, and now I will be a witness (op-ed)," Ynet.
- ^ Melissa Weiss (September 2, 2020). "Elisha Wiesel's next chapter". Jewish Insider. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Staff & Board of Directors". Zioness Movement.
- ^ Reports, AmNews Staff (December 21, 2022). "Mayor Eric Adams, Rev. Al Sharpton, others gather for joint Kwanzaa, Hanukkah celebration". New York Amsterdam News.
- ^ "Mayor Eric Adams, Rev. Al Sharpton, Robert F. Smith, Robert F. Smith, Rev. Conrad Tillard, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach and Elisha Wiesel join together to host '15 Days of Light,' celebrating Hanukkah and Kwanzaa". JNS.org.
External links
- Elisha Wiesel (June 8, 2017). "Lessons from my Father," Jewish Week.
- "A conversation between Elisha Wiesel, Chief Information Officer, Goldman Sachs and David Gurlé," Symphony Innovate 2017, October 10, 2017 (video).
- Elisha Wiesel (November 5, 2017). "Answering the Call of My Father, Elie Wiesel" (opinion)," Algemeiner.
- Elisha Wiesel (October 29, 2018). "How to Respond to the Unspeakable Tragedy in Pittsburgh" (opinion)," Algemeiner.
- Elisha Wiesel (May 6, 2019). "After Poway, We Must Unite and Stop the Hatred (opinion)," Algemeiner.
- Elisha Wiesel (November 10, 2019). "Scrapping the ‘Dreamers’ programme should be ruled unlawful (opinion)," Financial Times.
- "Transforming Moments with Elisha Wiesel and Dr. Eva Fogelman", Museum of Jewish Heritage, October 13, 2020 (video).
- Elisha Wiesel (November 9, 2020). "My father Elie Wiesel is invoked daily. So why are we so far from his legacy?", Forward.
- "Elisha Wiesel on Spreading Goodness," The David Suissa Podcast, January 22, 2021 (audio).