On Wednesday, September 27, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution will welcome Peter Orszag of Lazard and former Speaker Paul Ryan to discuss the past and the future of tax policy in the United States. 

“It’s very difficult to raise equity capital in the current environment, because many of these regional and community banks still have a significant asset-liability duration mismatch,” Orszag said.

Peter Orszag delivered the opening remarks, saying "I would like to highlight the really powerful opportunity that the United States and Europe have together to drive the energy transition as a super-bloc."

Lazard announced on Friday that Peter Orszag, who leads its core financial advisory business, will succeed Ken Jacobs as the company’s chief executive on Oct. 1. Mr. Jacobs will stay on as executive chairman and continue to advise clients.