Portrait of Byron Trott

Rank #984

Byron Trott

Net worth $4.3B

Investments · United States

Born
Dec 02, 1958
Age
67
Source
Investments
Residence
Winnetka, Illinois
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Byron D. Trott is chairman and co-CEO of merchant bank BDT & MSD Partners.
  • Trott merged his company BDT & Co. with Michael Dell's family investment firm MSD Partners in 2023.
  • He started BDT in 2009 after nearly 30 years at Goldman Sachs, where he began as stockbroker and eventually rose to become vice chairman of investment banking.
  • Trott's closely held BDT has provided advice and capital to family and founder-led companies including ones owned by such billionaires as Dennis Washington and Shahid Khan.
  • Trott serves on the board of trustees at his alma mater, the University of Chicago.
  • While at Goldman Sachs, Trott worked under former Treasury secretary Hank Paulson, who was CEO of the bank.
  • Trott and wife Tina signed The Giving Pledge in 2021.