Glenn H. Hutchins (born 1955) is an American businessman and investor. He is a private equity investor focused on the technology sector, chairman of North Island and co-founder of Silver Lake Partners.[2]

Glenn Hutchins
Speaking at the 2021 World Economic Forum
Born1955 (age 68–69)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Chairman, North Island[1]
Known forCo-founder of Silver Lake Partners

Career edit

After studying at The Lawrenceville School and graduating in 1973,[3] Hutchins earned an AB from Harvard College in 1977 and began his career as a credit analyst at Chemical Bank In 1984, he finished a joint JD/MBA program from Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, which he completed simultaneously. Following his graduation, Hutchins began his career in private equity at Thomas H. Lee Partners.

Hutchins left the firm in 1992 to join the Bill Clinton presidential transition team as a Senior Adviser focusing on economic policy. After two years serving as a Special Advisor on economic and healthcare policy in the Clinton Administration, Hutchins returned to private equity, this time joining The Blackstone Group in New York.[4]

Hutchins co-founded Silver Lake Partners in 1999 alongside Roger McNamee and David Roux. He left the firm in 2012.[5] As of 2020, Hutchins served as chairman of North Island, an investment firm focused on private equity investments.

Other affiliations edit

Hutchins serves as a member of the board of NASDAQ OMX Group.[6] He has previously served as the chairman of Instinet, prior to Silver Lake's exit from that company. Additionally, he has served on the board of TD Ameritrade, Seagate Technology, MCI, Inc., Gartner and Sabre Holdings.

Hutchins is the Chair of the National Advisory Board of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. The Hutchins Family Foundation established the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at Brookings.

References edit

  1. ^ "Tech investing pioneer Hutchins bets on blockchain". Reuters. November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Meet Silver Lake: The Hot Private Equity Firm of the Moment . The Wall Street Journal, Gregory Zuckerman , Sept 22, 2011
  3. ^ "Leadership - the Lawrenceville School".
  4. ^ Wall Street's New Alchemist (Glenn Hutchins Profile). BusinessWeek, August 8, 2005
  5. ^ "Hutchins Says Crypto Success Hinges on Consumer Use Cases". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. February 21, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Glenn H. Hutchins Reelected as a Class B Director to New York Fed Board of Directors - FEDERAL RESERVE BANK of NEW YORK".
  7. ^ Forbes.com
  8. ^ Membership Roster cfr.org
  9. ^ "Boston Basketball Partners Assume Ownership of Celtics Franchise | Celtics.com - the official website of the Boston Celtics". NBA.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  10. ^ "Board of Directors". Center for American Progress. Retrieved November 30, 2020.

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