Raymond McGuire

Active Investor

President and Co‑Head of Financial Advisory in North America at Lazard

New York City, New York

Raymond McGuire, President and Co‑Head of Financial Advisory in North America at Lazard is an active investor based in New York City, New York. This profile covers what Raymond McGuire backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Raymond McGuire serves as President at Lazard. Mr. McGuire serves as the Global Head of Corporate and Investment Banking at Citigroup. He also serves as a Director & Financial Advisor at Citigroup Global Markets. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees at New York Public Library, Astor Lenox, and Tilden F. He also serves as Vice President of the Board of Trustees at The Hotchkiss School. He served as a Trustee at the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation. Before joining Citi, Mr. McGuire was the Global Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at Morgan Stanley; Managing Director in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.; and one of the original members of Wasserstein Perella & Co., Inc., where he became a Partner/Managing Director in 1991. He started his career in 1984 in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group of The First Boston Corporation. He received his M.B.A. and J.D. from Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School (1984), and an A.B., cum laude, from Harvard College (1979). He also attended the University of Nice, France, while on a Rotary Fellowship (1980). He received an L.H.D. from Pratt Institute (2011) and an L.H.D. from Dominican College (2017). He also serves as the Treasurer at the American Museum of Natural History.

Investor type: AngelPEInvestment Bank
Stages: Early Stage VentureLate Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseDeveloper Tools & DataEdTechGaming & EntertainmentMedia & Content
Location: New York City, New York
Typical check: $3.8M
Past investments: 6

Notable investments

Macro (Movies, Music and Entertainment)Vornado Realty TrustWhitney Museum of American ArtThe Studio Museum in HarlemCariClubHess Corporation

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