Peter R. Orszag is an American economist and banker, who currently serves as the CEO of financial advisory at ‘Lazard.’ Peter was born into an affluent family. His father was a ‘Yale University’ professor, and his mother owned an R&D company. After graduating from the ‘Phillips Exeter Academy,’ Peter attended ‘Princeton University,’ studying economics. He later completed his PhD in economics from the ‘London School of Economics.’ Following this, he began working as a macroeconomics professor at the ‘University of California, Berkeley.’ In the 1990s, he started working as a senior advisor on the ‘Council of Economic Advisors’ under the Clinton administration. In 2007, he was appointed as the director of the ‘Congressional Budget Office.’ He was later nominated by President Barack Obama as the director of the ‘Office of Management and Budget.’ As part of his role, he was required to formulate the federal budget and also understand and act upon the effectiveness of the federal programs. In the early 2010s, he worked with ‘Citigroup.’ Since 2016, he has been working at ‘Lazard.’