About William Macaulay
William Macaulay cofounded private equity firm First Reserve, which deals primarily in the energy industry, in 1983.
Macaulay grew up in the Bronx, studied economics at the City University of New York and spent the 1970s in Oppenheimer's private equity business.
He stepped down as co-CEO of First Reserve in July 2017 and now serves as the company's chairman.
In 2006, he donated $30 million to the City University of New York, establishing a home for the Honors College.
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United States of AmericaSource of wealth
energy investmentsBirth date
09/02/45Number of children
2Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, City College of New York; Master of Business Administration, University of Pennsylvania Wharton SchoolSelf-made
self-madeWilliam Macaulay’s fortune is worth
18K
troy ounces of gold
17K
median U.S. household
11K
median U.S. income
0.022%
U.S. credit card volume
0.004%
GDP of the United States
0.003%
United States debt
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His wife is a professional ornithologist; Macaulay will often carry his wife's recording equipment when they track birds in the wild.
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