Charles Gould Ward

Charles Gould Ward founded Wasserstein Perella Group, Inc. in 1988, where he worked as President in 1994.
Mr. Ward also currently works at LAZ-MD Holdings LLC, as Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Ward also formerly worked at Lazard, Inc., as President & Chief Executive Officer from 2010 to 2011, Lazard Asset Management LLC, as Chairman & President, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, as Director, Sapphire Industrials Corp., as Director from 2007 to 2010, xpedx Holding Co., as Independent Director, MBA Lazard Holdings SA, as Director, Lazard Pty Ltd., as Director, Lazard Group LLC, as President & Managing Director, Veritiv Corp., as Independent Director from 2014 to 2023, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker), as Co-Head of Global Investment Banking from 1994 to 2002, First Boston Corp., as Co-Head-Mergers & Acquisitions from 1979 to 1988, RA Bahrain BSC, as Chief Investment Officer in 2010, Arcapita Corporate Investment, as President & Chief Investment Officer, FM Partners Holdings LLC, as President, Arcapita, Inc., as Chief Investment Officer from 2010 to 2011, and Wasserstein Perella & Co., Inc., as President from 1990 to 1994.
Mr. Ward received his undergraduate degree from Trinity College (Connecticut) and Masters Business Admin degree from Harvard Business School.