Furman’s resume has included tenure as chairman of Jefferies Capital Partners, a group of private-equity funds in New York City; and vice chairman of Jefferies & Co. He also has produced Broadway plays and musicals, among them several Tony Award winners, including “The Book of Mormon,” “War Horse,” “Dear Evan Hansen” and the recent revival of “Hello, Dolly!” In the spring of 2021 he was involved in a series of Palm Beach Florida real estate transactions. Furman also is a vice chairman of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.