Henry R. Kravis

Co-CEO and Co-Chairman, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

Henry Kravis is co-founder, co-chairman, and co-CEO of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR).  Prior to founding KKR, Mr. Kravis was a partner at Bear Stearns & Company from 1969 to 1976. He currently serves as co-chairman of board of the Colombia Graduate School of Business and vice chairman of Rockefeller University. He is a member of the board of directors of First Data Corporation, China International Capital Corporation Limited, the Partnership for New York City, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Claremont McKenna College. Mr. Kravis is also founder and co-chairman of the New York City Investment Fund and founder of the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College. He is based in New York, NY.

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