Carl Thoma
$4.38B
as of 10/04/24
About Carl Thoma
A cofounder of private equity firm Thoma Bravo, Carl Thoma is one of the deans of the buyout business.
A graduate of Oklahoma State University and Stanford's business school, Thoma cofounded GTCR in 1980 and then split from the firm in 1998.
Created Thoma Cressey in 1998 and hired a young dealmaker, Orlando Bravo, who would go on to build the firm's software strategy.
Thoma and Bravo split from Cressey in 2008. Since, software-focused Thoma Bravo has posted top returns and has grown to manage more than $137 billion in assets.
Thoma's family foundation is a major patron of the arts and has more recently focused on sponsoring "full ride" scholarships for rural students in the Texas Panhandle.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Private equityResidence
Dallas, TexasMarital status
MarriedBirth date
10/12/48 (age 75)Number of children
2Education
Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma State University; Master of Business Administration, Stanford Business SchoolSelf-made
self-madeCarl Thoma’s fortune is worth
73K
troy ounces of gold
67K
median U.S. household
44K
median U.S. income
0.088%
U.S. credit card volume
0.018%
GDP of the United States
0.013%
United States debt
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Carl and Marilynn Thoma met at Oklahoma State. They are avid collectors of art and wine aficionados, operating a vineyard in Oregon's Willamette Valley.
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