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Roger C. Altman Chairman of Evercore co-founded the company in 1996. He began his investment banking career at Lehman Brothers and became a general partner of that firm in 1974. Beginning in 1977 he served as Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury for four years. He then returned to Lehman Brothers later becoming Co-Head of overall investment banking a member of the firm's Management Committee and its board of directors. He remained in those positions until the firm was sold to Shearson/American Express.
In 1987 Mr. Altman joined The Blackstone Group as Vice Chairman Head of the Firm's merger and acquisition advisory business and a member of its Investment Committee. Mr. Altman also had primary responsibility for Blackstone's international business. Beginning in January 1993 Mr. Altman returned to Washington to serve as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury for two years. | 