Jeff Saxton is a vice president in Lazard Middle Market's healthcare practice. Prior to joining Lazard Middle Market, Mr. Saxton was in the healthcare investment banking group at Wachovia Securities working on a variety of advisory and corporate finance transactions in the healthcare services industry. Mr. Saxton previously worked at Legg Mason Capital Markets as an associate analyst in the healthcare services equity research group, where he focused on the managed care industry. Mr. Saxton started his career in the United States Marine Corps as an infantry officer, achieving the rank of Captain.

Mr. Saxton holds a Master of Business Administration from the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management and earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Miami University.