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Howard William Lutnick (born July 14, 1961) is an American businessman and philanthropist who has served as the United States secretary of commerce since 2025. Lutnick graduated from Haverford College in 1983. He was hired at Cantor Fitzgerald that year under the mentorship of the firm's founder, B. Gerald Cantor. In 1990, Lutnick became ...

5 days ago · The Senate has confirmed wealthy financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary. The confirmation vote Tuesday puts Lutnick in charge of the Commerce Department, where he will oversee 50,000 employees who do everything from collecting economic statistics to running the census to issuing weather repo

5 days ago · The Senate on Tuesday voted 51 to 45 to confirm Howard Lutnick to be President Trump’s commerce secretary, putting in place one of the administration’s top economic officials who will help ...

Nov 19, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for commerce secretary.

Jan 29, 2025 · Howard Lutnick, a billionaire Wall Street CEO whom President Trump' has tapped to lead the Commerce Department, appears before the Senate Commerce Committee for his confirmation hearing.

Nov 19, 2024 · Donald Trump announced Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick as his pick for secretary of the Department of Commerce on Tuesday, selecting his transition co-chair for a key role in an...