William Conway Jr
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Carlyle Group
$4.02B
as of 10/04/24
About William Conway Jr
William Conway Jr. is one of three billionaire founders of private equity firm Carlyle Group.
Conway stepped down as co-CEO in 2018 and now serves as non-executive co-chairman with cofounder and billionaire David Rubenstein.
The trio took Carlyle public on the Nasdaq exchange in 2012 and the firm is now approaching $400 billion in assets under management.
They used their Beltway connections--George H.W. Bush was among their advisers--to invest in defense-oriented companies.
Before founding Carlyle, he was the chief financial officer of telecom company MCI Communications.
Conway contributed $10.5 million in 2020 to his son Bill Conway's failed campaign for Cook County State's Attorney in Illinois.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Private equityResidence
McLean, VirginiaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
08/27/49 (age 75)Number of children
1Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Dartmouth CollegeSelf-made
self-madeWilliam Conway Jr’s fortune is worth
67K
troy ounces of gold
62K
median U.S. household
40K
median U.S. income
0.08%
U.S. credit card volume
0.016%
GDP of the United States
0.012%
United States debt
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Conway went to night school for his MBA at the University of Chicago.
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NASDAQ | CG-US
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