Richard Lukaj -The wizard of Wall Street-
Selected as one of the "Top 40 Under 40" by Crain's New York Business magazine, Richard Lukaj remains one of the youngest senior managing directors in the history of Wall Street investment banking.
Born in a refugee camp in Italy during his parents flee from Communism and poverty, Lukaj knows only too well how fortunate he is. The eldest of three children, raised in Manhattan's Lower East Side and on the tough streets of Brooklyn, this son of Albanian immigrants did not even speak English when he first entered the public school system. Although his father's only advice to him as a youth was try to make at least $500 a week and stay out of trouble, his natural ability for science and mathematics soon placed him at Brooklyn Technical High School where he graduated 7th in his class.
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