Lazard Inc

Set forth below are the name, age, present title, principal occupation and certain biographical information for each of our executive officers as of February 13, 2024, all of whom have been appointed by, and serve at the discretion of, our board of directors.

Kenneth M. Jacobs, 65

Mr. Jacobs became Executive Chairman at Lazard, Inc. and Lazard Group in October 2023 after previously serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Lazard, Inc. and Lazard Group from November 2009 through September 2023. Mr. Jacobs has served as a Managing Director of Lazard, Inc. since 1991 and had been a Deputy Chairman of Lazard from January 2002 until November 2009. Mr. Jacobs also served as Chief Executive Officer of Lazard North America from January 2002 until November 2009. Mr. Jacobs initially joined Lazard in 1988. Mr. Jacobs is a member of the Boards of Trustees of the University of Chicago and the Brookings Institution. He is also a Director of the Partnership for New York City, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Peter Orszag, 55

Mr. Orszag became Chief Executive Officer of Lazard, Inc. and Lazard Group in October 2023. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Financial Advisory from June 2019 until September 2023. Prior to that he was Lazard’s Head of North American Mergers & Acquisitions since July 2018 and Global Co-Head of Healthcare since November 2016. Mr. Orszag joined Lazard in May 2016 as a Vice Chairman of Investment Banking from Citigroup, where he was Vice Chairman of Corporate and Investment Banking and Chairman of the Financial Strategy and Solutions Group from January 2011 to February 2016. Mr. Orszag served as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Obama Administration from January 2009 to July 2010, and was the Director of the Congressional Budget Office from January 2007 to December 2008. Mr. Orszag is a member of the Board of Directors of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the Mt. Sinai Medical Center and New Visions for Public Schools in New York, and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.

Mary Ann Betsch, 45

Ms. Betsch became Chief Financial Officer of Lazard, Inc. and Lazard Group in October 2022. Prior to joining Lazard, Ms. Betsch worked at Citadel, where she helped lead the finance and accounting function since 2018. Ms. Betsch was previously a partner at PwC, where she spent 17 years in a variety of audit and advisory roles serving global investment banks and other financial institutions. She also completed a two-year fellowship program supported by the Federal Reserve Board’s Chief Accountant. She holds a CPA license in the State of New York and is a CFA charterholder.

Evan L. Russo, 49

Mr. Russo became Chief Executive Officer of Lazard’s Asset Management business in June 2022. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Lazard, Inc. and Lazard Group from October 2017 until October 2022. Mr. Russo has served as Managing Director of Lazard since 2009, and prior to becoming Chief Financial Officer was Co-Head of Lazard’s Capital Markets and Capital Structure Advisory practice. Mr. Russo joined Lazard as a Director in 2007. Prior to joining Lazard, Mr. Russo worked for Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Investment Banking Division, and prior to that, for Barclays Capital. Mr. Russo began his career as an attorney at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy.

Alexandra Soto, 54

Ms. Soto became Chief Operating Officer of Lazard, Inc. and Lazard Group in October 2023. She previously served as Group Executive, Human Capital and Workplace Innovation, of Lazard, Inc. and Lazard Group in June 2019. She became the Global Chief Operating Officer of Financial Advisory in July 2018 and has served as a Managing Director of Lazard since January 2001. Ms. Soto was previously Chief Operating Officer of Lazard Europe Financial Advisory from January 2006 to July 2018, and Chief Operating Officer of Lazard Paris Financial Advisory from October 2009 to August 2013. Prior to joining Lazard in June 1993, Ms. Soto worked for Morgan Stanley. She is a member of the Supervisory Board of Metro AG.

Christian A. Weideman, 48

Mr. Weideman became General Counsel of Lazard, Inc. and Lazard Group in October 2023. Prior to joining

Lazard, Mr. Weideman was global General Counsel and a partner at Apollo Global Management, where he led and managed Apollo's legal, tax, and compliance team. Mr. Weideman also served in senior roles at the United States Department of the Treasury including as Deputy General Counsel and then Chief of Staff. Prior to the Department of Treasury, Mr. Weideman served as Associate Counsel to the President at the White House and as a litigator at Williams & Connolly.

Where You Can Find Additional Information

Lazard files current, annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements and other information required by the Exchange Act with the SEC. The Company’s SEC filings are available to the public from the SEC’s internet site athttp://www.sec.gov.

Our public website ishttp://www.lazard.com and the investor relations section thereof hosts our SEC filings. We will make available free of charge, on or through the investor relations section of our website, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed on behalf of directors and executive officers and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Also posted on our website, and available in print upon request of any Lazard shareholder to the Investor Relations Department, are charters for the Company’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Nominating & Governance Committee and Workplace and Culture Committee. Copies of our Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics governing our directors, officers and employees are also posted on the investor relations section of our website in the corporate governance subsection.