Wall Street’s Lebanese connection

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Executive is in New York. As we embark on our 2013 mission to engage the successful and influential Lebanese diaspora in order to relay their stories, inspire hope and propose solutions to the country’s numerous challenges, we are meeting with some of the biggest Lebanese names in global finance for a special feature in April’s magazine.  Running up and down Madison and Park Avenue, we are engaging Lebanese financial executives in debates to understand how they made it to the Big Apple and what advice they have to Lebanese graduates kicking off their careers. See also: The Lebanese Empire How Lebanon could raise $1 billion a year “I would love to see Lebanon becoming a center for capital markets in the Middle East. You have all the ingredients in place except for the political and regulatory landscape,” says Beirut-born Anwar Zakkour, vice chairman of JP Morgan investment banking, as he explains