Extraordinary leader, partner and friend: Tributes to Anshu Jain

The first non-European head of Deutsche Bank passes away at 59

Tributes from global industry professionals and policymakers alike from Wall Street and beyond poured in for Anshu Jain, the India-born Cantor Fitzgerald president and former co-chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank AG, whose death at the age of 59 after a five-year battle with cancer was announced Saturday.

Jain’s untimely death was mourned by co-workers and former contemporaries alike, with much of the focus on his intellect and humanity, as well as his leadership.

“I have known Anshu as a schoolmate for 50 years since 1972. A few salient dimensions that come to mind, among many -- someone with very high integrity