William Conway Jr

Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Carlyle Group

$4B

$65.3M (1.7%)

as of 04/02/25

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 America

Source of wealth

Private equity

Residence

McLean, Virginia

Marital status

Married

Birth date

08/27/49 (age 75)

Number of children

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Dartmouth College

Self-made

self-made