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Jay Jordan | |
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| Born | John Weaver Jordan 1947/1948(age 74–75)[ citation needed ] |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | businessman and investor |
| Known for | founder of the Jordan Company |
| Spouse | Patricia Johnson (divorced) |
| Children | 5 |
John Weaver "Jay" Jordan II is an American businessman and investor, the chairman and founder of the Jordan Company (TJC), a private equity firm.
Jordan spent the first nine years of his career working for the merchant bank Carl Marks & Co., Inc. [1] [ non-primary source needed ]
Jordan founded TJC in 1982. [1] [ non-primary source needed ] He invests in manufacturing companies, and follows a broadly similar strategy to that of Warren Buffett.[ citation needed ]
He is a director of Gulfstream Services, Worldwide Clinical Trials, Young Innovations, Lyric Opera and the Art Institute of Chicago. [1] [ non-primary source needed ] He is a trustee of the University of Notre Dame. [1] [ non-primary source needed ]
He lives in Deerfield, Illinois,[ citation needed ] and Amagansett, Long Island, New York. [2]
Jordan was married to Patricia Johnson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Horace L. Johnson Jr. of Overland Park, Kansas, and they divorced before 1992. [2] [3] In 1992, Patricia Johnson Jordan, 43, married Dr. Vincent John Vigorita, son of Pauline S. Vigorita of East Hampton, New York, and the late Dr. John L. Vigorita. [3]
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