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Ramzi Musallam

United States 57 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth: Private equity
Industry: Finance & Investments
Residence: New York, New York
Education: Colgate University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Master of Business Administration)

Ramzi Musallam joined private equity firm Veritas Capital in 1997 as a founding member of its first fund and became CEO in 2012.

Since Musallam took over, Veritas' assets under management have grown from $2 billion to $54 billion.

Veritas specializes in acquiring technology companies in heavily regulated industries like national security, healthcare and education.

Veritas was named America's top-performing buyout firm by Preqin in 2023 and has netted billions selling businesses like Athenahealth and Guidehouse.

Musallam, a Jordanian immigrant, earned his MBA at the University of Chicago while also working at Jay Pritzker's family office.