Glenn Creamer

Glenn M. Creamer
Born Rhode Island
Education Brown University, BA, Economics; Harvard Business School, MBA
Occupation Private Equity Investor; co-founder & Senior Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners

Glenn Creamer is a Senior Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners, a global private equity firm based in Providence, Rhode Island which manages funds with US$27 billion in commitments.[1] The firm invests another US$2.5 billion in debt securities through its Capital Markets group.[2]

Early life and education

Creamer grew up in Rhode Island. He graduated from Brown University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Upon graduating Brown, Creamer worked in investment banking at Merrill Lynch and later at J.P. Morgan & Co. Creamer graduated Harvard Business School in 1988 with a Master of Business Administration.[3][4]

Career

Upon graduating HBS, Creamer joined Narragansett Capital, a private equity firm based in Rhode Island, where he was Vice President. At Narragansett Capital, Creamer focused on the firm's investments in broadcasting, newspaper publishing, and cable television.[5]

Creamer currently serves as Senior Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners and works our of the firm's headquarters in Providence, RI.[3]

Philanthropy

Creamer currently serves as a director of Catholic Relief Services and is the treasurer of its board. In addition, Creamer is the vice-Chairman of the Catholic Relief Services Foundation, which manages funding for the organization.[6] Creamer is also a financial advisor to Bishop Thomas Tobin on matters regarding the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence.[7] In addition to his advisory role to the Bishop of Providence, Creamer is also a member of the Papal Foundation.[8]

Creamer also serves on the board of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, and formerly served on the board of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra. Creamer is a director of Mustard Seed Communities Inc., which cares for orphaned children in the Caribbean, Latin America, and Africa.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Providence's Creamer Sees $10B Deal Possible In 2011". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Thomas Gahan Joins Providence Equity as President of New Capital Markets Group". Thomson Reuters.
  3. 1 2 3 "Glenn M Creamer: Executive Profile". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Glenn M. Creamer". Providence Equity Partners.
  5. ↑ "MIT Sloan Private Equity Symposium". MIT. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "CRS Board of Directors". Catholic Relief Services.
  7. ↑ "Two members added to finance council". RI Catholic. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Papal Foundation Annual Report". Retrieved 7 February 2013.
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