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Chairman, The Carlyle Group

Nationality: American.

Born: March 1, 1942, in Mineola, New York.

Education: Dartmouth College, BA, 1963; Harvard Business School, MBA, 1965.

Family: Married Elizabeth Robin Links; children: two.

Career: McKinsey & Company, 1965–1978, consultant; American Express Company, 1978–1981, executive vice president and head of charge card business; 1981–1983, vice chairman of the board; 1982–1985, president, Travel Related Services;...