Gregg Lemkau
Gregg Lemkau is the Co-CEO of BDT & MSD Partners, a premier merchant bank with a global advisory and investment platform serving business owners and long-term investors. He previously served as CEO of MSD Capital, the investment firm that manages the capital of Michael Dell, his family, and other aligned investors, which later merged with BDT & Company to form BDT & MSD Partners. Widely recognized as one of Wall Street’s leading mergers and acquisitions bankers, Lemkau spent 28 years at Goldman Sachs, where he was Co-Head of the Investment Banking Division and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. Over his career at Goldman, he advised on hundreds of transactions totaling more than $1 trillion in deal value, working across offices in the United States and Europe. Beyond his corporate leadership, Lemkau is actively involved in philanthropy and serves on several boards supporting community and educational initiatives.
Gregg Lemkau Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-CEO
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Chief Executive Officer
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Co-Head of the Investment Banking Division
Academic History
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B.A., Government and Economics
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Co-CEO, BDT & MSD Partners
Chairman, DFO
Director, Culligan International Company
Board of Observer, GoodLeap
Board of Trustees, Dartmouth College
Board of Trustees, Rockefeller University
Board of Advisors, Team Rubicon
Lemkau joined Goldman Sachs as an Analyst in Mergers & Acquisitions in 1992 and was named Managing Director in 2001 and Partner in 2002.
During his tenure, he advised hundreds of transactions and has spent significant time with clients across all sectors globally while working in offices in Europe and the US.
He was a member of the firm's Management Committee and the Investment Banking Division Executive Committee.
He also served as Co-Head of Global Mergers & Acquisitions, Global Co-Head of the Technology, Media and Telecom Group, Global Co-Head of the Healthcare Group and Chief Operating Officer for the Investment Banking Division.
EARLY CAREER
Lemkau previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Grassroot Soccer, a nonprofit using the power of soccer to fight against HIV and AIDS in Africa.
He has been featured in numerous financial media outlets and publications, including in Forbes, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Business Insider, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Yahoo! Finance, and Institutional Investor.