A Global Firm Built Over Generations on a Foundation of Client Service


A Business Founded on a Simple and Powerful Model

Lazard is one of the most respected names in global financial services, standing for excellence, integrity and innovation on behalf of clients.

Founded in 1848, today our mission remains the same: To provide sophisticated and differentiated advice and investment solutions, custom-tailored for our clients.  

View our 2023 Annual Letter to Shareholders and read about our future ambitions in Lazard 2030, a note from Lazard’s CEO and Chairman Peter Orszag.


Peter Orszag Smiling in Studio

Lazard stands for sophisticated, differentiated and custom-tailored advice that solves problems and creates solutions for our clients, complemented by a fundamentally-driven investment approach to asset management, delivered globally by extraordinarily talented people working together, and representing the highest standards of integrity.

Peter Orszag CEO and Chairman

Careers at Lazard

At Lazard, the individual matters. Our firm was built on the premise that a multicultural and diverse talent pool can serve a global clientele best.

Just as importantly, Lazard is a firm where you can come up with great ideas, and then apply them.

We have opportunities for talented individuals to grow and develop at every stage of their career.


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