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Name

Jim Coulter

Primary Residence

San Francisco, California

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Dartmouth College | Master of Business Administration, Stanford University

Citizenship

United States

Forbes Self Made Score

Source Of Wealth

private equity, Self Made

Net Worth

$2,500,000,000

Forbes Profile

https://www.forbes.com/profile/jim-coulter

Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:

1057

Forbes Philanthropy Score

Forbes List Rank One: Title

#1057 Billionaires 2019

Forbes List Rank One: Link

https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/

Forbes List Rank Two: Title

#368 Forbes 400 2018

Forbes List Rank Two: Link

https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/

Summary

Jim Coulter is co-CEO and founding partner of private equity giant TPG, which has $84 billion in assets under management.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 serves as a member on numerous boards, including Creative Artists Agency, J.Crew Group, Philz Coffee, The Rise Fund, and Cirque du Soleil.Coulter is a graduate of Dartmouth College and got his MBA from Stanford. He has donated millions to both schools and sits on the former's board.

Did you know?

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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Number of Children

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Coulter_(financier)