Stanley C. Golder (February 16, 1929 – January 5, 2000) was an American financier and venture capitalist.[1][2]
Stanley C. Golder | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 16, 1929 |
| Died | January 5, 2000 (aged 70) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Known for | Private equity investor, Founder of GTCR and First Chicago Investment Corporation |
He is the namesake of the Stanley C. Golder Center for the Study of Private Equity at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,[1] from which he graduated (B.S., 1951).[2]
Career
editHis early jobs were with First National Bank of Chicago and its affiliates, promoted up to executive vice president. In early 1970s he was made president of First Capital Corporation of Chicago and First Chicago Investment Corporation.[2]
In the 1970s, Golder built the private equity program at First Chicago Corp.[3] where he is noted primarily for backing Federal Express and for efforts as chairman of the National Venture Capital Association and the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies to change federal laws allowing pensions to invest in private equity.[4][5]
In 1980 he left First Chicago to found "Golder, Thoma & Cressey" private equity investment company, later known as GTCR, from which he retired as partner in 1993, but remained consultant.[2] Golder Thoma received much of its initial funding from William M. Blair and upon leaving First Chicago, Golder was replaced by John A. Canning Jr. who would go on to found rival Chicago private equity firm Madison Dearborn.
Personal
editStanley Golder was married to Joan Jacobi Golder.[2]
He was president of the Chicago chapter of the American Jewish Committee[6]
In 1994 the Golders received the Human Rights Medallion from the American Jewish Committee.[2]
Among Golders' charitable deeds was a $1.5 million gift to the UIUC to endow the Stanley C. and Joan J. Golder Distinguished Chair in Corporate Finance.[2]
Stanley Golder died of cancer at Evanston Hospital.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Q&A column Archived 2008-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, an interview of Michael Weisbach, Finance professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, about Stanley Golder, M&A Advisor, November 30, 2007
- ^ a b c d e f g Stanley C. Golder, a donor profile at the UIUC website
- ^ Today part of JPMorgan Chase through its acquisition of Bank One
- ^ In 1978, the US Labor Department relaxed certain of the ERISA restrictions, under the "prudent man rule," a fiduciary responsibility of investment managers under ERISA. Under the original application, each investment was expected to adhere to risk standards on its own merits, limiting the ability of investment managers to make any investments deemed potentially risky. Under the revised 1978 interpretation, the concept of portfolio diversification of risk, measuring risk at the aggregate portfolio level rather than the investment level to satisfy fiduciary standards would also be accepted.
- ^ Private Equity Pioneer Golder Dies. Buyouts, January 24, 2000. Archived July 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Stanley Golder, venture capitalist", an obituary by Stephanie Zimmermann, Chicago Sun-Times, January 10, 2000.