Peter W. May

Biography

Peter W. May, MBA, is Chairman of the Boards of Trustees of the Mount Sinai Health System and a longstanding member of the Boards of Trustees of The Mount Sinai Medical Center.  Mr. May has more than 40 years of business and investment experience and has served as president and chief operating officer of public companies for over 20 years. He is President and a founding partner of Trian Fund Management, L.P. ("Trian Partners"). Founded in November 2005 by Nelson Peltz, Peter May, and Edward Garden, Trian Partners seeks to invest in undervalued and under-performing companies and to work closely with the management of those companies to enhance shareholder value through a combination of strategic re-direction, improved operational execution, more efficient capital allocation, and stronger focus.Mr. May was President and Chief Operating Officer and a director of Triangle Industries, Inc. from 1983 until December 1988, when that company was acquired by Pechiney, S.A., a leading international metals and packaging company. In addition to his service to Mount Sinai, Mr. May is a Trustee of The University of Chicago, a member of its Executive Committee and a member of the Advisory Council on the Graduate School of Business at The University of Chicago. Mr. May is also a Trustee of Carnegie Hall, a Trustee of the New York Philharmonic, and a partner of the Partnership for New York City, as well as past Chairman of the UJA Federation's "Operation Exodus" campaign and an honorary member of the Board of Trustees of The 92nd Street Y. He is Chairman of the Board of The Leni and Peter May Family Foundation. A native of New York, New York, Mr. May holds AB and MBA degrees from The University of Chicago and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). Mr. May also holds an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from The Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University.

Research Interest

 Business