Jim Coulter
About Jim Coulter
Jim Coulter is co-CEO and founding partner of private equity giant TPG, which manages some $220 billion in assets.
Coulter met his longtime business partner David Bonderman while working for billionaire Robert Bass. The pair left in 1992 to found TPG.
Their first big deal was a $66 million investment in faltering Continental Airlines, which ultimately made them a $640 million profit.
Coulter serves on the boards of several organizations, including Creative Artists Agency, Philz Coffee, and Rodan + Fields.
Coulter is a graduate of Dartmouth College and got his MBA from Stanford. He has donated millions to both schools.
Coulter is also co-managing partner of TPG's Rise Fund, a private markets impact investing platform that managed $8.8 billion as of April, 2024.
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Coulter served as a co-chair of the Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission, established to determine how technology can transform education in U.S.
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