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Cantor heir recalls family’s 9/11 losses -- and the kindergarten run that spared Howard Lutnick
New York Post • • business
Key Points:
- Brandon Lutnick, chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald, reflected on the profound family losses from 9/11, including his uncle and godfather, as the firm marked 25 years since 658 of its New York employees died in the attacks.
- His father, then CEO Howard Lutnick, survived because he was dropping off Brandon’s brother for kindergarten instead of being at the firm’s offices in the North Tower when American Airlines Flight 11 struck below.
- Despite losing over two-thirds of its workforce and facing huge financial losses, Cantor Fitzgerald pledged significant support to victims' families, including $180 million in aid and employment offers to employees' children, helping the firm rebuild and expand.
- Brandon Lutnick emphasized the importance of remembering the human stories behind the tragedy and warned against politicizing the victims, urging future generations to preserve the memory and lessons of 9/11.
- Cantor Fitzgerald continues to honor those lost through an annual Charity Day, dedicating a full day’s revenue to charitable causes worldwide in their memory.
