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PROFILE
Jim Coulter
$5.2B
$86M (1.71%)
Real Time Net Worth
as of 7/16/25
#745 in the world todayReflects change since 5 pm ET of prior trading day.
Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
From the Editor
- Jim Coulter is co-CEO and founding partner of private equity giant TPG, which manages some $220 billion in assets.
- 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 on the boards of several organizations, including Creative Artists Agency, Philz Coffee, and Rodan + Fields.
- Coulter is a graduate of Dartmouth College and got his MBA from Stanford. He has donated millions to both schools.
- Coulter is also co-managing partner of TPG's Rise Fund, a private markets impact investing platform that managed $8.8 billion as of April, 2024.
Wealth History
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Personal Stats
- Age
- 65
- Source of Wealth
- Private equity, Self Made
- Residence
- San Francisco, California
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, Dartmouth College; Master of Business Administration, Stanford University
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"You get to a certain age and you realize that somehow the world's problems are yours to solve and if not us - who, if not now - when?"
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