Sweet Briar College Magazine - Spring 2016

TITLE: Founder and managing partner of
Weiler Partners, an executive search firm
specializing in the banking industry
JOB IN BRIEF: Recruit senior-level bankers
for clients including Credit Suisse, Deutsche
Bank, JP Morgan Chase and Merrill Lynch
STUDIED: B.A. in history of art; Columbia
University Graduate School of Business
Marketing Management Program
LIVES IN: Franklin Lakes, N.J.
NEW YORKER SINCE: Childhood
FROM: Ridgewood, N.J.
My job is connecting people and offering career
opportunities. What I am good at is finding the right
people for my clients. Not only do they have to have
the right experience and skill set, [they need to be] the
right cultural fit. It is an art. I love what I do. I change
people’s lives in a positive way. It is very rewarding.
To start my day, I always check on the weather to make
sure I dress appropriately. Once I leave the house, I
have to be prepared. I bring evening clothes if I have
a special event. (Editor’s note: Weiler is a member of, or
has served on the boards of, several arts and humanitarian
charitable organizations and regularly attends fundraisers.)
Commuting gives me time to read my New York Times
and Wall Street Journal, think and plan my day. It’s more
relaxing than driving in rush-hour traffic. Once in the
city, I usually walk or use the subway. Walking shoes are
a must. I carry my business shoes in shoe bags in my
brief case. Taxis are hard to find and if you get one, you
usually just sit in traffic. I also recommend carrying a
folding umbrella.
Living outside the city is the best of both worlds. I
love my little bit of paradise in the suburbs. I love the
energy and intelligence of the city. I am addicted to it.
It also keeps me near my daughter Caroline Chappell
Hazarian, Class of 2009, and 18-month-old grandson,
Dylan. I spend a lot of time loving him.
One of my favorite places is the Grand Central
Terminal, among the most fabulous old New York
structures. I walk through it several times a day as
hundreds of thousands of other New Yorkers do. I love
the hustle and bustle in this center hall of New York.
I often run into family, friends and clients there.
Growing up 30 miles from New York City, my family
took advantage of all it had to offer — museums,
theater, shopping, restaurants and sporting events.
I have lived and worked in the New York metropolitan
area most of my life and really cannot imagine living
anywhere else.
Photo: Weiler often passes through New York’s Grand
Central Terminal several times a day.
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