Glenn Hutchins | |
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Born | 1955 (age 68–69) [1] |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | |
Occupation(s) | Chairman, North Island [2] |
Known for | Co-founder of Silver Lake Partners |
Glenn Hogan Hutchins [1] (born 1955) [1] is an American businessman and investor. He is a private equity investor focused on the technology sector, chairman and co-founder of North Island, and co-founder of Silver Lake Partners. [3]
Hutchins was born in Virginia in 1955. [1]
After studying at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey and graduating in 1973, [4] Hutchins earned a BA from Harvard College in 1977. [5] In 1983, he finished a joint JD/MBA program from Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, which he completed simultaneously. [5]
Hutchins began his career as a credit analyst at Chemical Bank after earning his BA from Harvard in 1977. [6]
Following his graduation from Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School in 1983, [5] he began his career in private equity at Thomas H. Lee Partners. [7]
Hutchins left the firm in 1992 to join the Bill Clinton presidential transition team as a senior adviser focusing on economic policy. [8] After serving as a special advisor on economic and healthcare policy in the Clinton Administration, [9] Hutchins returned to private equity, this time joining The Blackstone Group in New York [8] in 1994, where he was a senior managing director. [10]
Hutchins co-founded Silver Lake Partners in 1999 alongside Roger McNamee and David Roux. [11] He left the firm in 2012. [11]
Hutchins was a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and chairman of its of Audit and Risk Committee, from 2011 through 2020. [12]
Hutchins is chairman of North Island, an investment firm focused on private equity investments, which he co-founded in 2020 with James Hutchins and Travis Scher. [13]
Hutchins is co-chairman of the board of trustees of the Brookings Institution. [12] [14] In 2013 he also created the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at Brookings Institution with a $10 million endowment grant. [15]
He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. [16]
Hutchins is on the boards of directors of AT&T [17] and Banco Santander. [18]
At GIC Private Limited, the sovereign wealth fund of Singapore, he is on the Investment Board [19] and the International Advisory Board. [20]
Hutchins is a former chairman of Instinet, a former chairnman of SunGard Data Systems, a former director of Nasdaq, [21] and a former director of the Center for American Progress. [22] He has also previously served on the boards of TD Ameritrade, Seagate Technology, MCI, Inc., Gartner, and Sabre Holdings. [23]
The W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute, established in 1975, was expanded and renamed the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research in 2013 after a $15 million gift from Hutchins via his Hutchins Family Foundation. [24]
He was previously a partial owner of the Boston Celtics. [25]
Glenn Hutchins | |
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Born | 1955 (age 68–69) [1] |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | |
Occupation(s) | Chairman, North Island [2] |
Known for | Co-founder of Silver Lake Partners |
Glenn Hogan Hutchins [1] (born 1955) [1] is an American businessman and investor. He is a private equity investor focused on the technology sector, chairman and co-founder of North Island, and co-founder of Silver Lake Partners. [3]
Hutchins was born in Virginia in 1955. [1]
After studying at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey and graduating in 1973, [4] Hutchins earned a BA from Harvard College in 1977. [5] In 1983, he finished a joint JD/MBA program from Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, which he completed simultaneously. [5]
Hutchins began his career as a credit analyst at Chemical Bank after earning his BA from Harvard in 1977. [6]
Following his graduation from Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School in 1983, [5] he began his career in private equity at Thomas H. Lee Partners. [7]
Hutchins left the firm in 1992 to join the Bill Clinton presidential transition team as a senior adviser focusing on economic policy. [8] After serving as a special advisor on economic and healthcare policy in the Clinton Administration, [9] Hutchins returned to private equity, this time joining The Blackstone Group in New York [8] in 1994, where he was a senior managing director. [10]
Hutchins co-founded Silver Lake Partners in 1999 alongside Roger McNamee and David Roux. [11] He left the firm in 2012. [11]
Hutchins was a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and chairman of its of Audit and Risk Committee, from 2011 through 2020. [12]
Hutchins is chairman of North Island, an investment firm focused on private equity investments, which he co-founded in 2020 with James Hutchins and Travis Scher. [13]
Hutchins is co-chairman of the board of trustees of the Brookings Institution. [12] [14] In 2013 he also created the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at Brookings Institution with a $10 million endowment grant. [15]
He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. [16]
Hutchins is on the boards of directors of AT&T [17] and Banco Santander. [18]
At GIC Private Limited, the sovereign wealth fund of Singapore, he is on the Investment Board [19] and the International Advisory Board. [20]
Hutchins is a former chairman of Instinet, a former chairnman of SunGard Data Systems, a former director of Nasdaq, [21] and a former director of the Center for American Progress. [22] He has also previously served on the boards of TD Ameritrade, Seagate Technology, MCI, Inc., Gartner, and Sabre Holdings. [23]
The W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute, established in 1975, was expanded and renamed the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research in 2013 after a $15 million gift from Hutchins via his Hutchins Family Foundation. [24]
He was previously a partial owner of the Boston Celtics. [25]