Bernard L. Schwartz
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Bernard Leon Schwartz is the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Loral Space & Communications, Chairman and CEO of K&F Industries, Inc., former Chairman and CEO of Loral Corp., and former president and CEO of Globalstar.
Schwartz grew up in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. He is a World War II veteran and life-long Democrat. According to NBC News, from 1992 to 1996 he was the single largest contributor to the Democratic Party. In 1997 he celebrated his 71st birthday with Bill and Hillary Clinton at the White House.
Prior to his involvement with Loral, Schwartz was an accountant on Wall Street.