Howard W. Lutnick

Howard W. Lutnick is Chairman & CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., one of the world’s leading financial services firms; Chairman & CEO of BGC Group, Inc., a leading global brokerage and financial technology company; and Chairman of Newmark Group, Inc. (which operates as Newmark), a world leader in commercial real estate services. Mr. Lutnick guided the rebuilding of Cantor Fitzgerald following the devastating September 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks that claimed the lives of 658 of the firm’s 960 New York-based employees. Since then, Cantor has provided over $180 million to help the families of the firm’s employees who were lost on that day. Cantor and its affiliates now have more than 12,500 employees in 150 offices across 22 countries. Cantor is continuing to build on its reputation for innovation in financial services. It is a growing power in electronic trading through its suite of award-winning electronic trading platforms and is a major underwriter of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in the U.S. Since 9/11, Mr. Lutnick has been recognized as a symbol of resilience, and his story has been widely covered by top financial publications. Mr. Lutnick was named the Financial Times Person of the Year in 2001; additional media highlights include stories published by The New York Times: “From Devastation to Determination at Cantor Fitzgerald,” on September 10, 2002, and “The Survivor Who Saw the Future for Cantor Fitzgerald,” on September 3, 2011. Mr. Lutnick’s story was also highlighted in the History Channel documentary, “15 Septembers Later.” Mr. Lutnick graduated from Haverford College in 1983 with a degree in economics and joined Cantor Fitzgerald the same year. He served on the Haverford College Board of Managers for 21 years, including as vice-chair and chair. Since July 2014, Mr. Lutnick has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of CF Finance Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (the “Cantor SPAC”). Since February 2017, Mr. Lutnick has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of each of Rodin Global Property Trust, Inc. and Rodin Income Trust, Inc., which are non-traded real estate investment trusts, or REITs. Mr. Lutnick served on the Board of Directors of the Horace Mann School, and Board of Directors of the Partnership for New York City. He i s a member of the Board of Trustees for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center site. Mr. Lutnick received the Department of the Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award, the highest honor granted to non-military personnel by the Navy. He was also the recipient of the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award at Haverford. In 2017, Mr. Lutnick was honored by the UJA-Federation with the Gustave L. Levy Award for his generosity and commitment to philanthropy. Mr. Lutnick and his wife Allison have four children.