William E. Conway, Jr.

For other people named William Conway, see William Conway (disambiguation).
Bill Conway
Born William E. Conway Jr.
(1949-08-27) August 27, 1949[1]
Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education B.A. Dartmouth College; MBA University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Occupation Managing Director of the Carlyle Group
Net worth US$2.5 billion (August 2015)[2]

William E. "Bill" Conway, Jr. (born August 27, 1949) is a co-founder of The Carlyle Group.[3][4][2]

Early life

Conway received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[3][4][2]

Career

He started his career by serving in a variety of positions in corporate finance, commercial lending, workout loans and general management for almost ten years with First National Bank of Chicago.[3][4] From 1981 to 1986, Conway had worked in various financial positions at MCI Communications being named senior vice president and chief financial officer in 1984.[3][4] In 1987, he co-founded Carlyle with David Rubenstein and Daniel D'Aniello.[3][4][2][5]

He has served as the chairman of the boards of Nextel Communications and United Defense Industries.[5] He has made charitable donations to the Catholic Church.[3] As of September 2011, he is the 540th richest person in the world, and the 139th richest in the United States.[2] He is worth US$ 2.7 billion.[2]

Personal life

He is married with one child, and he lives in McLean, Virginia.[2]

References

  1. Date of birth of Bill Conway, etat.lu; accessed May 1, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Profile, forbes.com; accessed May 1, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "William E. Conway, Jr.". carlyle.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Carlyle Capital biography
  5. 1 2 Patrick McGeehan, 'Look Who Hit Pay Dirt in the Nextel Deal', in The New York Times, December 19, 2004


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