John W. Childs

John Childs is the CEO and founder of J.W. Childs Associates, a private equity firm. Childs earned a BA from Yale University and an MBA from Columbia University. Childs has worked for Prudential Insurance Company, and is currently the Vice President for Canada Carbon.[1] Childs also worked for Thomas H. Lee Partners, where he arranged the purchase of Snapple. He has a reported net worth of $1.2 billion.[2] Childs is a major Republican donor and gave $1 million to Mitt Romney's campaign, $1.1 million to the Club for Growth, and donated to the campaign's of Congressmen Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "John Childs: Executive Profile". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Storrs, Francis (March 2006). "The 50 Wealthiest Bostonians". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Yang, Jia Lyn (11 October 2013). "Here’s who pays the bills for Ted Cruz’s crusade". Washington Post. Retrieved 11 October 2013.