Antonio Francesco Weiss

Non-executive director (independent)

Board member since 2024.

Nationality: American and Italian. Born in 1966 in New York, US.

Education: Degree in Comparative Literature from Yale University and MBA from Harvard University.

Experience: Mr Weiss was Counselor to the Secretary of the US Department of the Treasury from 2015 to 2017, where he led the Department of Domestic Finance.  He worked on matters related to financial markets, regulatory reform, job creation and economic growth. He previously held a number of senior management positions at Lazard, including Global Head of Investment Banking, Global Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, and Vice Chair of European Investment Banking.

Other positions of note: Mr Weiss is a founder and partner of investment firm SSW Partners, LP. He is a research fellow of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a trustee of several non-profit, economic policy organizations, including the Volcker Alliance, the Citizens Budget Commission and the Bretton Woods Committee. He is non-executive director of Société Familiale d' Investissements, S.A., associate of AFWCo LP and senior advisor to the investment company JAB Holdings. He is a director and former Publisher of The Paris Review.