COMPANY

Drexel Firestone (formerly Drexel Harriman Ripley) merged with Burnham in 1973, becoming Drexel Burnham. It later received a major investment in 1976 from Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, causing a name change. Drexel Burnham Lambert, implementing the ideas of Michael Milken, created a stunning market in junk bonds where once there was none. Declared bankruptcy in 1990.

Industry:
Investment Banking

Corporate headquarters:
New York City

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
G. Chris Andersen	Business	c. 1938		G. C. Andersen Partners
Leon Black	Business	c. 1951		Billionaire, Apollo Management
John G. Danhakl	Business	c. 1956		Leonard Green & Partners
Wilfred A. Finnegan	Business	c. 1959		GoldenTree Asset Management
David M. Gavrin	Business	c. 1935		Former Partner, Drexel Burnham Lambert
Joshua J. Harris	Business	c. 1965		President of Apollo Management
Richard H. Hochman	Business	c. 1946		Regent Capital Management
Fred Joseph	Business	22-Apr-1937	27-Nov-2009	CEO of Drexel Burnham Lambert, 1985-90
Michael Milken	Business	4-Jul-1946		Convicted financial executive
Robert W. Pangia	Business	c. 1951		Ivy Healthcare Capital
Maria Fiorini Ramirez	Business	c. 1947		Money Market Economist
Michael W. Ranger	Business	c. 1958		Diamond Castle Holdings LLC
Marc J. Rowan	Business	c. 1961		Billionaire, Apollo Management
Richard L. Sandor	Business	c. 1942		Chicago Climate Exchange
Jonathan D. Sokoloff	Business	c. 1962		Leonard Green & Partners
Walter P. Stern	Activist	26-Sep-1928		Chairman, Hudson Institute
Stephen D. Weinroth	Business	c. 1936		Drexel Burnham Lambert

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James T. Bartlett	Business	c. 1968		LS Power Group
Laurence M. Berg	Business	c. 1967		Senior Partner, Apollo Advisors LP
Robert D. Beyer	Business	c. 1960		CEO of TCW
Jean-Marc Chapus	Business	c. 1959		Trust Company of the West
Jonathan J. Coslet	Business	c. 1965		Texas Pacific Group
Jerry Doyle	Actor	16-Jul-1956		Michael Garibaldi on Babylon 5
Steve Feinberg	Business	29-Mar-1960		Cerberus Capital Management
Evan J. Silverstein	Business	c. 1955		Former Partner, SILCAP LLC
Gary Winnick	Business	13-Oct-1947		Founder of Global Crossing
John Wohlstetter	Activist	c. 1947		Discovery Institute

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