Frederick A. Klingenstein - Chairman

Founded Klingenstein, Fields & Co. in 1989.

In 1956, Mr. Klingenstein joined Wertheim & Co. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1972 to 1986, when he effected the sale of the firm to Schroders plc. He served as Co-Chairman of Wertheim Schroder & Co. until 1989, when he established Klingenstein Fields & Co., LLC. While at Wertheim, he started and led that firm’s asset management service and expanded its corporate finance activities. Mr. Klingenstein has served as director of a number of investment funds and publicly held companies. He is a member and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Mount Sinai Medical Center, is a Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Museum of Natural History and former Chairman of its Investments Committee. Mr. Klingenstein graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Yale University.