Bruce Wasserstein, CEO of Lazard Ltd. and a giant Wall Street personality died suddenly on Oct. 14, 2009. According to the article author Dennis K. Berman, there is no one to fill his shoes which completes a shift in how business is done on Wall Street. "A jumble of ego, smarts and audacity, Mr. Wasserstein boasted in 1987 of his plans to "transform Wall Street." He slipped onto magazine covers before his clients did. He made billions along the way. But today there is no heir. And that's because no one wants there to be." Time will tell.
- Peter A. Mello