Cliff Bayer

Cliff Bayer (born June 24, 1977, in New York City) is an American two-time Olympian foil fencer. Bayer and his older brother, Greg, used to duel in their parents' living room with Luke Skywalker light sabres when they were children. Their mother, fearing damage to the furniture, took them to a fencing salle in New York City. Bayer began fencing at the age of 8, and competing internationally at the age of 16. Cliff is now an investment banker for UBS Securities, covering the commercial aerospace industry. In 1996, he was the NCAA Foil Champion while at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was enrolled in the Wharton School of Business. He also earned an MBA from Wharton. Bayer won the U.S. National Championship in 1995, while still a...