David Bonderman

David Bonderman is a founding partner of TPG, a leading global private investment firm founded in 1992 with over $74 billion of assets under management and offices around the world. TPG has extensive experience with global public and private investments executed through leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, spinouts, growth investments, joint ventures and restructurings. Portfolio companies controlled by TPG have combined revenue surpassing $100 billion and operate in more than 100 countries. TPG’s investments have included Continental Airlines, Burger King, Petco, Lenovo and Shriram Capital.  Prior to forming TPG in 1992, Bonderman was chief operating officer of the Robert M. Bass Group Inc. Previously, he was a partner in the law firm of Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C. and special assistant to the U.S. attorney general in the Civil Rights Division. Bonderman holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. Mr. Bonderman graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard Law School in 1966. He was a member of the Harvard Law Review and a Sheldon Fellow. He is a 1963 graduate of the University of Washington in Seattle. Mr. Bonderman serves on board of directors of the following public boards: Caesars Entertainment; Kite Pharma, Inc.; and Ryanair Holdings, plc, of which he is Chairman. In addition, he serves on the Boards of The Wilderness Society; The Grand Canyon Trust; the American Himalayan Foundation; and the Harvard Dean’s Advisory Board.