Alexandra Lebenthal, Somers Farkas, and Princess Yasmin Aga Khan at the Cocktail Kickoff for the 2008 Rita Hayworth Gala in New York. Photo: Patrick McMullan
Alexandra Lebenthal is president and CEO of Alexandra & James, Co., a New York wealth management firm catering to investors with $2 million to $20 million in assets.
Education: BA in History, Princeton 1986
Personal: Married Jay Diamond in 1991. Children: Benjamin, Charlotte, and Eleanor
Career: After a very brief stint working at Kidder Peabody, joined her Lebenthal & Co, the storied family-run brokerage firm co-founded by her grandparents Sayra and Louis Lebenthal. Became president and CEO of Lebenthal & Co. in 1995. In 2001, firm was sold to MONY Group Inc., where it became part of the Advest Group brokerage unit. Merrill Lynch acquired Advest in 2005 and owns the rights to the family name.
Boards: Member, Board of the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association Vice-chair, Metropolitan Museum of Art Business Committee Member, Financial Services Leadership Forum Advisory Committee of the New York Public Library Member, The Young President's Organization Co-founder, "The Women’s Executive Circle" Former Trustee, The Securities Industry Institute Former board member, The Securities Industry Association Former Trustee,The Citizen's Budget Commission Former Trustee, The Nightingale Bamford School Former Board member, United Jewish Appeal Federation
Co-chair, 2008 Henry Street Settlement Gala Preview for The Art Show Co-chair, 2007 American Museum of Natural History Family Party Co-chair 2007 New York Botanical Garden Winter Wonderland Ball
