Jim Coulter
James Coulter is an American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder of private equity firm TPG Capital, originally known as the Texas Pacific Group.
- Jim Coulter is co-CEO and founding partner of private equity giant TPG, which has $84 billion in assets under management.
- Coulter met his longtime business partner David Bonderman while working for billionaire Robert Bass. The pair left in 1992 to found TPG.
- Their first big deal was a $66 million investment in faltering Continental Airlines, which ultimately made them a $640 million profit.
- Coulter serves as a member on numerous boards, including Creative Artists Agency, J.Crew Group, Philz Coffee, The Rise Fund, and Cirque du Soleil.
- Coulter is a graduate of Dartmouth College and got his MBA from Stanford. He has donated millions to both schools and sits on the former’s board.
- Both Coulter and Bonderman sit on the founding board of the Rise Fund, TPG’s impact investing fund.
