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Joseph Perella was born on 20 September, 1941 in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., is an Italian-American financier (born 1941). Discover Joseph Perella's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

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Occupation Financier, CEO
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 20 September 1941
Birthday 20 September
Birthplace Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Joseph Perella Net Worth

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1941

Joseph R. Perella (born September 20, 1941) is an American financier.

Perella was born in Newark, New Jersey, to an accountant.

Perella attended Lehigh University on a full scholarship.

During his time at Lehigh, Perella was a member of Phi Kappa Theta, Fraternity for men.

1964

Following his sophomore year at Lehigh, Perella took several years off before returning and graduating from the university in 1964 with a degree in accounting.

After serving in the United States Air Force and the New Jersey Air National Guard from 1964 to 1970, he attended and graduated from Harvard Business School in May 1972 with a Masters in Business Administration.

1972

In the fall of 1972, he was hired as an associate at First Boston, where he worked in the mergers and acquisitions department.

1988

He remained with First Boston until 1988 when he teamed up with associate Bruce Wasserstein to create their own mergers and acquisitions advisory business as Wasserstein Perella & Co. Their company was at the forefront of the 1980s/90s boom in corporate takeovers.

1992

Joseph Perella left Wasserstein Perella in 1992/1993 to join Morgan Stanley, where he was first head of mergers and acquisitions, and then the chairman of the Institutional Securities and Investment Banking Group.

2003

In 2003, he and his wife Amy, a survivor of Hodgkin's disease, donated $10 million to the College of Business and Economics to endow the "Perella Department of Finance" and several faculty positions.

They have also an endowed scholarship fund for Lehigh students from the Newark, N.J. area, where Perella grew up.

They also supported the construction of Rauch Business Center.

In addition, the couple created "The Amy and Joseph Perella Professor of Medicine" at Yale University.

He is also a member of the National Italian American Federation.

2005

In 2005, Perella and other top executives resigned from Morgan Stanley in the wake of policy disagreements with Chairman Philip J. Purcell.

Purcell soon resigned following more high level departures from Morgan Stanley.

One of the deals Perella advised on following his departure from Morgan Stanley was advising on the Bank of America takeover of credit card company MBNA.

In November 2005, Perella and former Morgan Stanley banker Terry Meguid announced that they were opening an investment banking boutique.

2006

On June 15, 2006, Perella announced the formation of a new financial services firm, Perella Weinberg Partners, based in New York and London.

Perella is a Lehigh University trustee.