Bernard Schwartz

BERNARD L. SCHWARTZ is an investor, a retired industrialist, a progressive public policy advocate, and a philanthropist. For thirty-four years he served as chairman and CEO of Loral Corporation and its successor company, Loral Space & Communications. Loral, a Fortune 200 defense electronics firm, achieved revenues of nearly $7.5 billion and employed 38,000 people at its height. Mr. Schwartz also formed and served as CEO of K & F Industries and Globalstar Telecommunications. He is currently chairman and CEO of BLS Investments, LLC, a private investment firm, and he also manages the investments of the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, which invests in think tanks, universities, and advocacy organizations, specifically targeting programs that develop policies focusing on US economic growth and job-creation initiatives. It also supports institutes of higher education, medical research, and New York City-based cultural organizations. Mr. Schwartz and his wife are lifelong Democrats and active supporters of the Democratic Party.They were born in Brooklyn and have resided in New York City all their lives. Visit him at www.bernardlschwartz.com. A March 20th videotaped conversation between Charlie Rose and Mr. Schwartz may be viewed here (https://vimeo.com/89884335). An interview with the author by Bill Baker, president emeritus of WNET, New York’s public television station, is available for viewing here (https://vimeo.com/88217984).