Jerome Kohlberg, Jr.
Jerome Spiegel Kohlberg, Jr. (born July 10, 1925 in New York - † July 30, 2015 in Martha's Vineyard , Massachusetts ) was an American businessman and billionaire. Kohlberg was a co-founder of the private equity company Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
education
Kohlberg attended New Rochelle High School in New Rochelle before going to Swarthmore College . There he did a Bachelor of Arts . He later earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a master's degree in law from Columbia Law School .
In 1986 he founded the Philip Evans Scholarship Foundation at Swarthmore College .
Career
Kohlberg worked for the US investment bank Bear Stearns together with Henry Kravis and George Roberts , who together founded the Kohlberg Kravis Roberts investment company, which specializes in leveraged acquisitions in 1976 . In 1994 Kohlberg got out and left the management to his son James Kohlberg .
Kohlberg got involved socially through the Kohlberg Foundation . In 2006 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
family
Kohlberg was married and had four children. His wife Nancy runs the restaurant The Flying Pig ( German: The flying pig) in Mount Kisco .
capital
- In 2008, his net worth was estimated at $ 1.5 billion. This made him rank 785 of the richest people in the world.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Jerome Kohlberg Jr., Pioneer of the Private Equity Industry, Dies at 90
- ↑ # 785 Jerome Kohlberg Jr
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kohlberg, Jerome junior |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kohlberg, Jerome Spiegel junior (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American businessman and billionaire |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 2015 |
| Place of death | Martha's Vineyard , Massachusetts |