Jim Coulter
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Private equity
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Residence
- San Francisco, California
- Education
- Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts/Science)Stanford University (Master of Business Administration)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 3
Assets
- TPG Inc.40,277,000 shares @ --TPG-US
Biography
Jim Coulter is executive chairman and founding partner of private equity giant TPG, which manages nearly $300 billion in assets.
Coulter met his longtime business partner David Bonderman while working for billionaire Robert Bass. The pair left in 1992 to found TPG.
Their first big deal was a $66 million investment in faltering Continental Airlines, which ultimately made them a $640 million profit.
Coulter is a graduate of Dartmouth College and got his MBA from Stanford. He has donated millions to both schools.
Coulter is also managing partner of TPG Rise Climate and co-managing partner of The Rise Funds, an impact investing arm that manages $29 billion in private assets across 80 countries.
About
Coulter worked at Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb as a financial analyst.
Coulter served as a co-chair of the Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission, established to determine how technology can transform education in U.S.