Mary Ann Betsch
Senior Advisor
Mary Ann Betsch is a Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of Lazard.
She previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Lazard, from October 2022 through January 2026, playing a significant leadership role in strengthening the firm’s financial foundation and advancing its reporting and planning capabilities.
Prior to joining Lazard, Ms. Betsch worked at Citadel, where she helped lead the finance and accounting function since 2018. Ms. Betsch was previously a partner at PwC, where she spent 17 years in a variety of audit and advisory roles serving global investment banks and other financial institutions. She also completed a two-year fellowship program supported by the Federal Reserve Board’s Chief Accountant.
Ms. Betsch received an undergraduate degree in Public Accounting from Fordham University and is a Certified Public Accountant and CFA charterholder.
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