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Timothy C. Collins (born 1956) is the founder, senior managing director, and chief executive officer of Ripplewood Holdings LLC.[1] He is also a member of the board of directors of Citigroup.[2][3] Collins is a director of several public companies as well as some of Ripplewood's private portfolio companies.

History and education

Collins was born in 1956[1] in Frankfort, Kentucky. He has a B.A. degree in philosophy from DePauw University (1978),[4] and an MBA from Yale School of Management.

He began his career in finance, marketing, and manufacturing at Cummins Engine Company. From 1981 to 1984, he worked with the management consulting firm of Booz & Company, specializing in strategic and operational assignments with major industrial and financial firms. He became a vice president at Lazard Frères in New York, then managed Onex Corporation’s New York office. He also served on in many of company boards including Asbury Automotive, Shinsei Bank, Advanced Auto, Rental Services Corp.[5]

Public service

He is involved in several not-for-profit and public sector activities, including the U.S.-Japan Business Council, the Trilateral Commission, the U.S.-Japan Private Sector/Government Commission, Yale Divinity School advisory board, American Friends of the British Museum, Yaddo, the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, Trout Unlimited, and Lenox Hill Neighborhood House and the Tony Blair Faith Foundation.[6] In 2012 he has been appointed chairman of the Yale School of Management Board of Advisors.[7]

Accolades

Collins was named one of the “25 Stars of Asia: Leaders at the Forefront of Change” by BusinessWeek magazine in 2004.[8]

Personal life

Collins is married and has three sons.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ripplewood Holdings L.L.C. Company Profile". Yahoo Finance. 2012. Retrieved 29 Nov 2012.
  2. ^ "Citigroup Board Names Three New Outside Directors and Announces Other Governance Actions". Citigroup. 24 July 2009. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Tim Collins '78 Named to Citi's Board of Directors - DePauw University". DePauw University. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  4. ^ Five Distinguished Individuals Awarded Honorary Degrees DePauw University May 22, 2005
  5. ^ "Timothy Collins - Harvard - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs". belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  6. ^ Yale Univwersity School of Management: News - Timothy Collins Named Chairman of Yale School of Management Advisory Board (Accessed April 2012)
  7. ^ "Timothy Collins Named Chairman of Yale School of Management Advisory Board". Yale School of Management. 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  8. ^ "Stars of Asia: 25 leaders at the forefront of change". BusinessWeek. July 12, 2004. Archived from the original on July 7, 2004. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  9. ^ Resume: Tim Collins BusinessWeek Online, DECEMBER 10, 2001


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