Paul J. Carbone is the co-founder and president of Pritzker Private Capital (PPC) and also chairs the PPC Management and Investment Committees. Paul has been with PPC and its predecessor since 2012 and was previously president and managing partner.
Prior to his time with PPC, Paul was the director and managing partner for the private equity group of Robert W. Baird & Co. and also senior vice president in the Investment Banking Group at Kidder, Peabody & Co.
He serves on the board of trustees of the University of Chicago, the University of Chicago Medical Center, the Art Institute of Chicago, Misericordia Home and Hartwick College. In 2016, Paul received the Stanley C. Golder Award from the Illinois Venture Capital Association. He has served as an EY Entrepreneur of the Year regional judge as well as a national judge for the Family Business category. In 2020 and 2022, Family Capital magazine named Paul one of the Top 100 most influential people among family investors and family enterprises. He is a graduate of The College of The University of Chicago and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.
