Joseph Robert Perella

Mr. Joseph R.
Perella is a Founding Partner & Chairman Emeritus at Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management LP and at Perella Weinberg Partners LP.
He is a Chairman at Perella Weinberg Partners Group LP, a Chairman at PWP Forward Acquisition Corp.
I and a Member at Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at Perella Weinberg Partners, Scan-Harbor, The American-Italian Cancer Foundation, The Atlantic Salmon Federation, The Foundation for Italian Art & Culture, Usc Shoah Foundation, The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and Lehigh University.
His investment banking experience of over 45 years includes strategic assignments for leading companies in virtually every industry and region of the world.
He served as Chief Executive Officer from formation in 2006 to June 2014 and as Chairman from 2014 to 2019.
Prior to co-founding Perella Weinberg Partners, Mr. Perella was a member of Morgan Stanley’s Management Committee and held several senior positions at Morgan Stanley, including Vice Chairman, Chairman of Institutional Securities and Investment Banking, and Worldwide Head of the Investment Banking Division.
In 1988, Mr. Perella co-founded Wasserstein Perella & Co., Inc. and was Chairman of the Board until September 1993.
From 1972 to 1988, Mr. Perella held senior positions at First Boston and was the founder of its Mergers & Acquisitions Group.
Mr. Perella received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Lehigh University and a Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.