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Stephen H. Weiss
Stephen H. Weiss (1935, Manhattan – April 16, 2008) was an American investment banker, philanthropist, and former chairman of the Cornell University Board of Trustees.
Biography.
Weiss was born to a Jewish family and graduated from Cornell in 1957, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He began a successful banking career at A.G. Becker & Co., where he served as vice president and board member from 1959 to 1970. He then founded the investment management firm Weiss
. Peck then worked at his father's specialist Wall Street firm. When his father died unexpectedly in 1957, he founded S.M. Peck & Company with his mother Helen serving as a limited partner.
In 1970, Peck co-founded the private investment firm Weiss, Peck & Greer with Philip Greer and brothers Roger and Stephen H. Weiss. Weiss Peck offered investment-management, private equity, venture-capital and clearing services; it was acquired by Dutch asset manager Robeco in 1998. In 1971, at age 36,