Tully Friedman
Born
Tully Michael Friedman

1942 (age 81–82)
NationalityAmerican
EducationStanford University
Harvard University
Occupation(s)Businessman, investor, philanthropist
EmployerFriedman, Fleischer and Lowe
Spouse(s)Anne Fay (divorced)
Elise Dorsey

Tully Friedman (born January 1942) is an American businessman.[1][2][3][4] A founding partner of Hellman & Friedman,[3] as of 2013 he was chief executive of Friedman, Fleischer and Lowe, a San Francisco-based private equity firm.[5]

Early life

He graduated from Stanford University and received a J.D. from the Harvard Law School.[1][2][3]

Career

He was managing director of Salomon Brothers, where he founded its West Coast Corporate Finance Department and served on its national Corporate Finance Administrative Committee.[3][4]

In 1984, he and Warren Hellman founded Hellman & Friedman, an investment company.[3]

Since 1997, he has served as chairman and CEO of Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, a private equity firm.[1][2][3][4]

Board memberships and philanthropy

He sits on the boards of Clorox, Kool Smiles, NCDR, Church's Chicken, Cajun Operating Company, Archimedes Technology, and DPMS LLC.[1][2] He previously served on the Boards of CapitalSource, Levi Strauss & Co., Mattel, and McKesson Corporation.[1][2][3][4] He is a former president of the San Francisco Opera Association and chairman of Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center.[3] He is also chairman of the board of trustees of the American Enterprise Institute.[6] He also sits on the board of trustees of the Telluride Foundation in Telluride, Colorado.[3][7] and St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. [8]

Personal life

His first wife was Ann Fay Barry, niece of Paul B. Fay, Jr.[9][10] In 1995, he married Elise Dorsey in an Episcopal ceremony in Sonoma, California.[11] They have two children, Alexander and Allegra. [12] Until November 2012, Friedman owned a neo-classical-style home in Woodside, California that was featured in the book, "Extraordinary Homes California: an Exclusive Showcase of the Finest Architects, Designers and Builders in California."[5][13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Forbes
  2. ^ a b c d e Bloomerg BusinessWeek[dead link]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Friedman Fleischer & Lowe biography Archived 2013-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b c d Clorox Board of Directors biography
  5. ^ a b Lauren Beale, Estate in Woodside, a Silicon Valley haven, sells for $117.5 million, The Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2013
  6. ^ American Enterprise Institute Board of Trustees
  7. ^ Telluride Foundation Board of Directors
  8. ^ https://www.sps.edu/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/tully-friedman-p1717
  9. ^ Reinhold, Robert (September 12, 1988). "Opera Ball Draws San Francisco's Bejeweled Elite". The New York Times. This is considered the social event, the beginning of the season, said Ann Friedman, wife of Tully Friedman, the venture capitalist. I love it, everything is sparkling and glamorous. Mrs. Friedman is a fifth-generation San Franciscan whose grandfather, Paul B. Fay, helped bring civilization to the city by paving its streets
  10. ^ "WALKER III, Albert Evans". San Francisco Gate. March 26, 2002.
  11. ^ Pat, Steger (June 14, 1995). "The Social Scene -- Nothing Fishy at Rainforest Bash / Awards party at Spectrum supports a good cause". San Francisco Gate. She was one of six bridesmaids in the wedding Sunday of Elise Dorsey to financial whiz Tully Friedman at St. Andrew's Church in Sonoma.
  12. ^ https://www.sps.edu/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/tully-friedman-p1717
  13. ^ Alyssa Abkowitz, A Greenwich House Aims to Sell for $190 Million, The Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2013
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