David Bonderman (born November 27, 1942) is an American billionaire businessman. He is the founding partner of TPG Capital (formerly Texas Pacific Group “TPG”), and its Asian affiliate, Newbridge Capital.
Early life and education
Bonderman was born in Los Angeles on November 27, 1942, and was educated there at University High School.
Born to a Jewish family, Bonderman studied at the University of Washington and at Harvard Law School, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1966 and was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Washington in 1963. He was also a member of the Harvard Law Review and a Sheldon Fellow. While at or shortly after his time at Harvard, he traveled to Cairo, Egypt, to study Islamic Legal Jurisprudence and Law, and became proficient in various Islamic legal cliques developing a near-native fluency in Modern Standard Arabic. Later, Bonderman developed the Bonderman Fellows program at the University of Washington providing undergraduate and graduate students with opportunities for unstructured international travel and study.
Career history
Prior to forming TPG in 1992, he was a partner in the law firm of Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C., where he specialized in corporate, securities, bankruptcy and antitrust litigation. Previous to that he was a Fellow in Foreign and Comparative Law at Harvard University, special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General and an assistant professor at Tulane University Law School.
Bonderman, a principal and general partner of TPG Partners, L.P., Fort Worth, Texas, was previously chief operating officer of the Robert M. Bass Group, Inc. (RMBG), which now does business as Keystone Inc. He previously served on the boards of Washington Mutual, Inc., American Savings Bank, Denbury Resources, Inc., and Burger King Holdings, Inc. Bonderman is a director of Continental Airlines, Inc., Böwe Bell & Howell Co., Ducati Motorcycles S.P.A., Credicom Asia, the National Education Corp., Beringer Wine Estates, Uber, Carr Realty Co., Virgin Cinemas, Ltd., CoStar Group, Inc., GemAlto N.V., Ryanair Holdings, Inc. and Ryanair, Ltd. He has been the chairman of Ryanair Holdings and Ryanair Limited since December 2003. He is on the boards of The Wilderness Society, the Grand Canyon Trust, the World Wildlife Fund, The University of Washington Foundation and the American Himalayan Foundation.
Bonderman was named as one of the investors of a new sports arena in Las Vegas. Bonderman currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas.
| David Bonderman | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 27, 1942 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University High School |
| Alma mater | University of Washington Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Co-founder of Texas Pacific Group |
| Employer | TPG Capital (formerly Texas Pacific Group) |
| Net worth | US$ 2.5 billion (November 2016) |
| Spouse(s) | Laurie Michaels |
| Children | five |
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