Richard Charles Blum

Richard Charles Blum is the founder and the Chairman of Blum Capital Partners LP (Private Equity), which was founded in 1975.
He was also the Co-Chairman and founder of TPG Capital Asia Inc, which was founded in 1994.
Mr. Blum's current job positions include Chairman & President at Richard C.
Blum & Associates, Inc., Chairman at CB Richard Ellis (Louisville) LLC since 1993, Director at The Wilderness Society since 1994, Director at National Democratic Institute of International Affairs, Director at Lexmark International Srl, Director at Pacific Alliance Group Holdings Ltd., and Trustee at Asian Art Museum.
Mr. Blum's former job positions include Vice Chairman at URS Corp.
from 1975 to 2005, Chairman at The American Himalayan Foundation, Director at National Education Corp., Director-Emeritus at Northwest Airlines LLC from 1989 to 2005, Independent Director at CBRE Group, Inc. from 1993 to 2016, Director at Glenborough Realty Trust, Inc., Director at Lexmark International, Inc., Director at Current Media, Inc., Director at The Sumitomo Bank of California, Director at Korea First Bank of New York, Director at Shaklee Corp., Director at Accor Services Canada, Inc., Director at Taft Broadcasting Co., Director at ASTAR USA LLC, Non-Executive Director at PAG (Hong Kong), Principal at Sutro & Co., Inc. from 1958 to 1974, Honorary Trustee at The Brookings Institution, Trustee at The Carter Center, Inc., and Trustee at The California Academy of Sciences.
Mr. Blum obtained his undergraduate and MBA degrees from the University of California, Berkeley in 1959.
Mr. Blum is also the founder of Blum Capital Partners LP (Private Equity).