John Weaver "Jay" Jordan II is an American businessman and investor, the chairman and founder of the Jordan Company (TJC), a private equity firm.
Jay Jordan | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Weaver Jordan 1947 or 1948 (age 76–77)[citation needed] |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | businessman and investor |
| Known for | founder of the Jordan Company |
| Spouse | Patricia Johnson (divorced) |
| Children | 5 |
Career
editJordan spent the first nine years of his career working for the merchant bank Carl Marks & Co., Inc.[1][non-primary source needed]
Jordan founded TJC in 1982.[1][non-primary source needed] He invests in manufacturing companies, and follows a broadly similar strategy to that of Warren Buffett.[citation needed]
He is a director of Gulfstream Services, Worldwide Clinical Trials, Young Innovations, Lyric Opera and the Art Institute of Chicago.[1][non-primary source needed] He is a trustee of the University of Notre Dame.[1][non-primary source needed]
Personal life
editHe lives in Deerfield, Illinois,[citation needed] and Amagansett, Long Island, New York.[2]
Jordan was married to Patricia Johnson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Horace L. Johnson Jr. of Overland Park, Kansas, and they divorced before 1992.[2][3] In 1992, Patricia Johnson Jordan, 43, married Dr. Vincent John Vigorita, son of Pauline S. Vigorita of East Hampton, New York, and the late Dr. John L. Vigorita.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Jay Jordan - TJC". The Jordan Company. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Jennifer Lynn Jordan of Amagansett marries James Joseph Gorman of Chicago, Illinois - Amagansett". 27east.com. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ a b "WEDDINGS; Patricia J. Jordan and Vincent J. Vigorita". The New York Times. 21 June 1992. Retrieved 21 August 2018.