ker age , ▁invest ment ▁bank ing , ▁corpor ate ▁advis ory ▁and ▁private ▁wealth ▁management ▁services . ▁ ▁Bel esis ▁was ▁often ▁invited ▁by ▁the ▁leading ▁news ▁out lets ▁to ▁discuss ▁macro e conom ic ▁tr ends ▁and ▁economic ▁policy . ▁He ▁appears ▁regularly ▁on ▁broadcast ▁media , ▁including ▁Fox ▁Business ▁News ▁and ▁C N BC . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁and ▁national ▁politics . ▁In ▁spring ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Co - Ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Fin ance ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party . ▁ ▁Bel esis ▁played ▁both ▁on - ▁and ▁off screen ▁roles ▁on ▁the ▁movie ▁Wall ▁Street : ▁M oney ▁Never ▁S le eps , ▁appearing ▁as ▁a ▁tr ader ▁alongside ▁Jacob ▁" J ake " ▁Moore ▁( Sh ia ▁La Be ou f ) ▁and ▁serving ▁as ▁ad visor ▁to ▁Oliver ▁Stone , ▁helping ▁the ▁director ▁to ▁capture ▁a ▁more ▁authentic ▁view ▁of ▁Wall ▁Street . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁the ▁Bron x ▁Republican ▁Party ▁“ Man ▁of ▁the ▁Year ” ▁award ▁by ▁Rud olph ▁Giul iani , ▁who ▁commented ▁on ▁his ▁rise ▁" from ▁hum ble ▁beg inn ings ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁great ▁success ▁on ▁Wall ▁Street " ▁and ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁providing ▁jobs ▁to ▁young ▁people ▁on ▁Wall ▁Street . ▁Greek ▁America ▁Magazine ▁named ▁Bel esis ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁ 2 5 ▁Most ▁In tr igu ing ▁People ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0