Former Competitive Athletes in Private Equity

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High stakes and fierce competition make private equity the ‘big leagues’ of the business world. Fittingly, many former competitive athletes have thrived amidst its pressure-packed environments. Aside from the obvious parallels, how might such a background better prepare an executive to prosper in PE? In this PE-CXO Roundtable, four private equity insiders with extensive athletic experience sound off on the topic.

Roundtable Participants

Josh Hall. Co-founder and Senior Partner at Calvert Street Capital Partners. Former UPenn lacrosse All-American.

Eric Harber. Operating Partner with The Riverside Company and former Stanford University wrestling captain.

Jim Stagnitta. Co-founder of Prodromos Leadership and private equity LP investor. Two-time Premier League Lacrosse champion head coach, former NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Coach of the Year, and former UPenn lacrosse athlete.

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