Portrait of Jim Coulter

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Jim Coulter

Net worth $4.2B

Private equity · United States

Born
Dec 01, 1959
Age
66
Source
Private equity
Residence
San Francisco, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
3
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Dartmouth College; Master of Business Administration, Stanford University

Net worth over time

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.
  • 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.

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