Jim Coulter

Founder at TPG INC.

Net worth: 1 618 M $ as of 2026-05-30

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James Coulter is an American investment manager, and co-founder of private equity firm TPG Capital, originally known as the Texas Pacific Group.

Education
Coulter is a graduate of Shawnee High School in Medford, New Jersey. He graduated summa cum laude graduate from Dartmouth College, where he was also a member of Alpha Chi Alpha. He subsequently received his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1986, where he was named an Arjay Miller Scholar.

Career
In 1992, Coulter co-founded the Fort Worth and San Francisco-based private equity firm along with David Bonderman. The firm is one of the largest globally with approximately $50 billion of assets under management. Prior to co-founding TPG in 1992, Coulter and the other co-founders worked for Robert M. Bass. Coulter joined the Robert M. Bass Group from Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb.

Coulter has been involved in some of the largest leveraged buyout transactions on record including TPG's marquee transaction, the takeover of Continental Airlines in 1993. He has also been involved with TPG's investments in America West Airlines, Burger King, Del Monte Foods, J. Crew, Ducati Motor Holding, Gemplus International, MEMC, ON Semiconductor, Oxford Health Plans, Petco and Seagate Technology.

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Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
TPG, INC. 12.65%	2026-02-10	35,641,042 ( 12.65% )	1 517 M $	2026-05-30
TPG INC CLASS A 1.54%	2026-05-13	2,371,348 ( 1.54% )	101 M $	2026-05-30

Jim Coulter active positions

Companies	Position	Start
TPG INC.	Founder	2022-01-11
TPG CLO Advisers Equity II LP TPG CLO Advisers Equity II LP Investment ManagersFinance Functions as a private equity fund	Director/Board Member	-
TPG Arrow Ridge Equity LP TPG Arrow Ridge Equity LP Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Hedge Fund	Director/Board Member	-
TPG Capital LP TPG Capital LP Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides investment services	Founder	-
TPG Personnel VII LP TPG Personnel VII LP Investment ManagersFinance Operates as a private equity fund	Director/Board Member	-
TSLE I VSC LP TSLE I VSC LP Investment ManagersFinance Functions as a private equity fund	Director/Board Member	-
Chinos Holdings, Inc. Chinos Holdings, Inc. Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade Retails apparels and accessories	Director/Board Member	1996-12-31
Top Equity IV LP Top Equity IV LP Investment ManagersFinance Acts as Private Equity Fund	Director/Board Member	-
Tpg Aaf Partners G A LP Tpg Aaf Partners G A LP Investment ManagersFinance Functions as a private equity fund	Chief Operating Officer	-
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Private companies	58
Alltel Corp. Alltel Corp. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides landline, wireless and telecommunications services	Communications
Continental Airlines, Inc. Continental Airlines, Inc. AirlinesTransportation Operates airlines	Transportation
Lehman Brothers, Inc. Lehman Brothers, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking services	Finance
The Neiman Marcus Group LLC The Neiman Marcus Group LLC Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade Retails apparel, shoes, handbags, beauty and accessories through online	Retail Trade
Keystone, Inc. Keystone, Inc. Oilfield Services/EquipmentIndustrial Services Provides oil field services	Industrial Services
Northwest Airlines, Inc. Northwest Airlines, Inc. AirlinesTransportation Provides commercial transportation services for passengers and cargo	Transportation
SunEdison, Inc. SunEdison, Inc. Alternative Power GenerationUtilities Operates solar power plants	Utilities
America West Holdings Corp. America West Holdings Corp. AirlinesTransportation Provides air travel services	Transportation
Neighborcare, Inc. /Pennsylvania/ Neighborcare, Inc. /Pennsylvania/ Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Provides specialty health care services to the geriatric population	Health Services
Beringer Wine Estates Holdings, Inc. Beringer Wine Estates Holdings, Inc. Beverages: AlcoholicConsumer Non-Durables Produces table wines and markets a selection of imported wines	Consumer Non-Durables
J. Crew Operating Corp. J. Crew Operating Corp. Apparel/FootwearConsumer Non-Durables Designs, markets and distributes women's and men's apparel, shoes and accessories	Consumer Non-Durables
J. Crew Group, Inc. J. Crew Group, Inc. Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade Retails apparel, footwear and accessories through online	Retail Trade
IQVIA, Inc. IQVIA, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides AI assistant, analytics and clinical research services for healthcare sector	Technology Services
GlobespanVirata, Inc. GlobespanVirata, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Develops semiconductors, software, and computer systems	Electronic Technology
SPO Partners & Co. SPO Partners & Co. Investment ManagersFinance SPO Partners uses a long-term, value-oriented approach. The firm deploys capital by making concentrated investments in public and private businesses that are often selling at substantial discounts to SPO's view of their long-term intrinsic value. Preservation of capital is a central investment tenet. They believe this investment approach minimizes investment risk by combining rigorous, value-based investment analysis with a strong bias toward owning good businesses with proprietary franchise characteristics and owner-oriented managements.	Finance
Zhone Technologies, Inc. Zhone Technologies, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Designs, develops and manufactures communications network equipment for the telecommunications industries	Electronic Technology
Seagate Technology ULC Seagate Technology ULC Electronics/Appliance StoresRetail Trade Operates as an online store that sells hard drives, storage devices, SSD and HDD	Retail Trade
J. Crew Intermediate LLC J. Crew Intermediate LLC Apparel/FootwearConsumer Non-Durables Sells women's and men's apparel, shoes and accessories	Consumer Non-Durables
TPG Capital LLC TPG Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance TPG Capital seeks investment opportunities in companies located across the globe. The firm focuses on companies operating in fields of wide range of sectors. It provides equity financing for buyout transactions.	Finance
Dartmouth College Dartmouth College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Stanford University Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Lenovo Group Ltd. Lenovo Group Ltd. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Operates as an investment holding company with interest in developing, manufacturing and marketing technology products and services	Electronic Technology
Creative Artists Agency LLC Creative Artists Agency LLC Media ConglomeratesConsumer Services Operates as an agency for artists and sports personalities	Consumer Services
TPG Holdings, Inc. TPG Holdings, Inc. Miscellaneous ManufacturingProducer Manufacturing Makes advanced composite material products for aerospace and defense industries	Producer Manufacturing
The Housing Finance Corp. Ltd. The Housing Finance Corp. Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Provides housing loans	Finance
TPG Growth LLC TPG Growth LLC Investment ManagersFinance TPG Growth invests in middle-market companies located in the United States, Asia and other selected united regions. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for growth and buyouts capital requirements.	Finance
Cirque du Soleil, Inc. Cirque du Soleil, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Provides circus arts and street entertainment services	Consumer Services
Globespan, Inc. Globespan, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Develops DSL chipsets	Electronic Technology
Oxford Health Plans (CT), Inc. Oxford Health Plans (CT), Inc. Life/Health InsuranceFinance Provides health insurance services	Finance
Gate Gourmet Group Holding LLC Gate Gourmet Group Holding LLC Other TransportationTransportation Offers catering services to airlines	Transportation
Common Sense Media, Inc. Common Sense Media, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides ratings and reviews of media and entertainment based on child development	Commercial Services
Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade Retails fashion, apparel, jewelry and accessories	Retail Trade
San Francisco Zoological Society, Inc. San Francisco Zoological Society, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates zoo	Consumer Services
Chobani LLC Chobani LLC Food: Meat/Fish/DairyConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures and sells yogurt products	Consumer Non-Durables
Bay Area Discovery Museum Bay Area Discovery Museum Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as a preschool	Consumer Services
TPG Capital Ltd. TPG Capital Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advisory services	Finance
The Vincraft Group The Vincraft Group Food DistributorsDistribution Services Manufactures and markets wines	Distribution Services
Chinos Holdings, Inc. Chinos Holdings, Inc. Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade Retails apparels and accessories	Retail Trade
Loeb, Inc.
San Francisco University High School San Francisco University High School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Tarrant Capital IP LLC Tarrant Capital IP LLC Investment ManagersFinance Operates as an alternative asset management firm	Finance
Philz Coffee, Inc. Philz Coffee, Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures and retails drip coffee packets through online	Consumer Non-Durables
Leading Education by Advancing Digital Commission
Stanford Graduate School of Business Stanford Graduate School of Business Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
TPG PEP Advisors LLC TPG PEP Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance TPG PEP Advisors seeks to generate superior risk-adjusted returns on an absolute basis through proprietary, deep, bottom-up research, aimed at developing variant perceptions relative to consensus thinking. The firm employs a private equity approach to public market investing, which takes a long-term, fundamentally oriented perspective to evaluating investments. The TPEP Funds have a broad mandate to invest in publicly traded equities globally across all sectors and market capitalizations.	Finance
Pace Holdings Corp. Pace Holdings Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a development stage company	Finance
TPG Personnel VII LP TPG Personnel VII LP Investment ManagersFinance Operates as a private equity fund	Finance
TPG CLO Advisers Equity II LP TPG CLO Advisers Equity II LP Investment ManagersFinance Functions as a private equity fund	Finance
TSLE I VSC LP TSLE I VSC LP Investment ManagersFinance Functions as a private equity fund	Finance
TPG Arrow Ridge Equity LP TPG Arrow Ridge Equity LP Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Hedge Fund	Miscellaneous
US Airways LLC US Airways LLC AirlinesTransportation Provides passenger air transportation services	Transportation
TPG Capital LP TPG Capital LP Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides investment services	Finance
Top Equity IV LP Top Equity IV LP Investment ManagersFinance Acts as Private Equity Fund	Finance
IMS Health, Inc. /Private Group/ IMS Health, Inc. /Private Group/ Financial ConglomeratesFinance Private group led by TPG Capital LLC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board	Finance
Seagate Technology Holdings Plc Seagate Technology Holdings Plc Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Manufactures data storage products	Electronic Technology
Tpg Aaf Partners G A LP Tpg Aaf Partners G A LP Investment ManagersFinance Functions as a private equity fund	Finance
TPG, Inc. TPG, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Operates as a alternative asset manager	Finance
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC.