Howard William Lutnick (/ ˈ l ʌ t n ɪ k /; born July 14, 1961 [1]) is an American businessman and philanthropist who has served as the 41st United States secretary of commerce since February 19, 2025. He is the former chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Group. Lutnick succeeded Bernard Gerald Cantor as the head of Cantor Fitzgerald.

“Cantor Fitzgerald has an exceptional leadership team of experienced and visionary executives who have been the driving force behind the firm’s tremendous success,” said Howard Lutnick. “The extraordinary quality of the firm’s management team allows me the wonderful opportunity to serve my country and support the people of the United ...

Howard W. Lutnick is Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., one of the world’s leading financial services firms, Chairman and CEO of global brokerage and financial technology company BGC Group, Inc., and Chairman of Newmark Group, Inc., a world leader in commercial real estate services.

2 days ago · Mr. Lutnick, who worked on Wall Street for decades, gained national attention when many of the employees at Cantor Fitzgerald, the brokerage firm where he was the president and chief executive ...

2 days ago · CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and Trump's nominee for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reacts on the day U.S. President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S ...

2 days ago · Lutnick was CEO at Cantor Fitzgerald when its offices were hit in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center. ... Howard Lutnick led the firm's recovery and is a member of the Board of ...

Lutnick, 63, named Brandon Lutnick as chairman of the Wall Street group, and his older brother Kyle Lutnick as executive vice chairman, according to a company statement Tuesday.

2 days ago · Billionaire Howard Lutnick, Haverford College’s largest donor, was confirmed Tuesday night by the U.S. Senate to serve as President Donald Trump’s secretary of commerce. Lutnick, the CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, a Wall Street financial services firm, will lead the United States’ top agency for ...

2 days ago · Mr. Lutnick joined Cantor Fitzgerald in 1983 and rose rapidly through the ranks to be appointed President and CEO in 1991, at the age of 29. Five years later he was named Chairman.

Nov 21, 2024 · Howard W. Lutnick is Executive Chairman of Newmark Group, Inc., a world leader in commercial real estate services; Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., one of the world’s leading financial services firm and Chairman and CEO of global brokerage and financial technology company BGC Group, Inc.