The firm's Executive Council is a group of highly accomplished business executives, private equity investors and industry specialists. Most Executive Council members are investors in the firm's funds and they are often personally involved in identifying and advising on specific investments.

Jake Burton Carpenter
Chairman & Founder
William M. Webster IV
Retired CEO
Richard E. Grey
Retired Chairman & CEO
Gary S. Baughman
Chairman & CEO
Robert Kempler
President
John F. Bookout, Jr.
Retired CEO
David L. Kriegel
Retired Chairman & CEO
Arthur Hershaft
Chairman Emeritus
William P. Lauder
President & CEO
Howard M. Meyers
Chairman & CEO
Harry J. Pearce
Retired CFO
Glen D. Nelson
Retired Vice Chairman
Michael J. Berland
Retired CEO
Thomas C. Nelson
CEO
Robert M. Chiste
Chairman & CEO
Lawrence S. Smith
CFO
Benjamin H. Griswold IV
Retired Senior Chairman
Kenneth Feld
CEO
Spencer Foreman, M.D.
President
Richard Sarnoff
Executive Vice President