Born on May 28, 1944, Rudolph W. Giuliani (or Rudy) grew up with blue-collar parents in Brooklyn, New York. As the grandson of Italian immigrants, Rudy Giuliani adopted a strong work ethic and a profound admiration for America’s idea of equal opportunity. He attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Brooklyn, the Bronx’s Manhattan College and the New York University Law School in Manhattan, graduating magna cum laude in 1968.

Afterwards, Rudy Giuliani clerked for Judge Lloyd MacMahon, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, and went on to join the office of the United States Attorney in 1970. At 29, he was named chief of the Narcotics Unit and was later elevated to the position of executive US Attorney. From 1977 to 1981, he went back to practicing law in New York at Patterson, Belknap, Webb and Tyler.

In 1981, Rudy Giuliani was named Associate Attorney General and then appointed as US Attorney for the Southern District of New York in 1983. He led the attempt to detain drug dealers from most organized crimes. So far, no attorney can match Giuliani’s record of 4,152 convictions and only 25 reversals. He served two terms as Mayor of New York City, having run on the Republican and Liberal lines. He was recognized for commencing improvements in the city’s quality of life and with a decrease in crime. He ran for the US Senate in 2000, but withdrew due to being identified with prostate cancer and revelations about his personal life.

Rudy Giuliani earned international concentration for his leadership, during and after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. In 2001, Time magazine named him “Person of the Year” and he obtained an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 2002.

After leaving office as mayor, Rudy Giuliani founded Giuliani Partners, a security consulting business.