Ari Schonbrun
Ari Schonbrun is the Chief Administrative Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald and Co., one of the world’s leading financial services firms. He is responsible for overseeing and directing the day-to-day operations and administrative processes across Cantor Fitzgerald’s Capital Markets group. In addition, he is an author, speaker and 9/11 survivor.
Mr. Schonbrun was on the 78th floor of Tower One when the first plane hit on September 11, 2001. He helped a colleague suffering third degree burns to safety and was thrown into the national spotlight thereafter. His miraculous first-hand account about survival has been retold in newspapers, magazines, broadcast outlets, and books.
Mr. Schonbrun is a renowned inspirational speaker and the author of Miracles & Fate on 78. He draws from the personal heartbreak he endured during the devastation of 9/11, deftly weaving in his capital markets expertise after more than three decades of working on Wall Street. He speaks with energy, fluency and wisdom, utilizing his humorous and engaging personality to stir and inspire audiences worldwide.
Mr. Schonbrun has been with Cantor Fitzgerald since 1993 and held the role of Chief Administrative Officer at Cantor Fitzgerald and Co. since 2005. He began his career in 1981 at UMB Bank and Trust Co and was steadily promoted to head trader within the company’s Fixed Income group.
Mr. Schonbrun is a native New Yorker. He is passionate about philanthropy and serves as a board member of Strength to Strength, a global non-profit organization that works with victims of terror across the world. Mr. Schonbrun and his wife, Joyce, live in New York. They have five children and three grandchildren.
