# Bernard Maruch ![[2025-08-23_Bernard_Baruch.jpg|400]] Bernard Mannes Baruch (August 19, 1870 – June 20, 1965) was an American financier and statesman. After amassing a fortune on the New York Stock Exchange, he impressed President Woodrow Wilson by managing the nation's economic mobilization in World War I as chairman of the War Industries Board. He advised Wilson during the Paris Peace Conference and later became a close advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II. In 1946, he was the United States representative to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission. ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Bernard Maruch]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Bernard Maruch]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #books AND [[Bernard Maruch]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC -->