Location Washington DC Metro Area, United States, North America Regions East Coast Gender Male
Howard Philip Milstein (born May 15, 1951) is an American businessman. Milstein is chairman, president, and chief executive officer of New York Private Bank & Trust and its operating bank, Emigrant Bank. Emigrant is the country's 9th largest privately run bank and the largest family-owned private bank. Milstein is the founding chairman of
the merchant bank FriedbergMilstein. He is a significant investor in golf-related businesses and was named one of the top 25 most powerful people in golf by Golf Inc. He served as chairman of the New York State Thruway Authority until November 2014 and led the procurement process for the replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge. Milstein is chairman, president and chief executive officer of New York Private Bank & Trust and its operating bank, Emigrant Bank. Milstein is the elder son of the late Irma Cameron and the late real estate developer Paul Milstein. Milstein is a graduate of Cornell University with a B.A. in economics, summa cum laude (1973). At Harvard University, he earned law and business degrees in the JD/MBA Program (1977). He was admitted to the New York State Bar, and is a member of the Federal Bar Council and the American, New York State and New York City Bar Associations.
