Portrait of Behdad Eghbali

Rank #1118

Behdad Eghbali

Net worth $3.9B

Private equity · United States

Born
May 06, 1976
Age
50
Source
Private equity
Residence
Los Angeles, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Behdad Eghbali cofounded Clearlake Capital in 2006 with Jose E. Feliciano.
  • Clearlake Capital has more than $90 billion in assets under management; it is known for scoring some of the private equity industry's best returns.
  • The firm is known for buying software, industrial and consumer products companies. In 2022, Clearlake joined billionaire investor Todd Boehly to buy English soccer team Chelsea FC.
  • Prior to Clearlake, Eghbali worked in private equity for TPG Capital for several years.
  • Eghbali was born in Iran and moved to the U.S. with his family when he was a child.