Tully Friedman

Tully Friedman (born January 1942) is an American businessman.[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Early life

He graduated from Stanford University and received a J.D. from the Harvard Law School.[1][2][3]

Career

He was Managing Director of Salomon Brothers, where he founded its West Coast Corporate Finance Department and served on its national Corporate Finance Administrative Committee.[3][4] From 1984 to 1997, he served as Founding Partner of Hellman & Friedman, an investment company.[3] Since 1997, he has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, a private equity firm.[1][2][3][4] He sits on the Board of Directors of Clorox, Kool Smiles, NCDR, Church's Chicken, Cajun Operating Company, Archimedes Technology, DPMS Panther Arms.[1][2] He previously served on the Boards of CapitalSource, Levi Strauss & Co., Mattel, and McKesson Corporation.[1][2][3][4]

Philanthropy

He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute.[5] He also sits on the Board of Trustees of the Telluride Foundation in Telluride, Colorado.[3][6] He is a former President of the San Francisco Opera Association and Chairman of Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center.[3]

Personal

In November 2012, Friedman sold his mansion in Woodside, California for $117.5 million, making it one of the U.S.' highest-priced home sales ever.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Forbes
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Bloomerg BusinessWeek
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Friedman Fleischer & Lowe biography
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Clorox Board of Directors biography
  5. ↑ American Enterprise Institute Board of Trustees
  6. ↑ Telluride Foundation Board of Directors
  7. ↑ Lauren Beale, Estate in Woodside, a Silicon Valley haven, sells for $117.5 million, The Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2013
  8. ↑ Alyssa Abkowitz, A Greenwich House Aims to Sell for $190 Million, The Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2013