Millionaire banker filmed punching woman at Brooklyn Pride event quits job

Jonathan Kaye, a millionaire investment banker, punched a woman at a Brooklyn Pride event following a verbal altercation over the Israel-Hamas war. Kaye alleges that the woman threw a liquid on him before he was filmed punching her. The incident resulted in the woman suffering a broken nose, lacerations, and a black eye.

Jonathan Kaye was the head of the global business services franchise at Manhattan-based Moelis & Co4. before his resignation. He had worked in the investment banking industry for two decades and was responsible for leading the global business services franchise within the company3.