Paul Finnegan

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Paul Finnegan
Born
Paul James Finnegan

69–70
Education Harvard University
Occupation(s) Investor and philanthropist
Known forFounder and co-CEO of Madison Dearborn Partners
Treasurer of the Harvard Corporation
SpouseMary Finnegan

Paul James Finnegan (born 1953) is a Chicago-based investor and philanthropist. In 1992, he co-founded Madison Dearborn Partners and currently serves as the firm's co-CEO, and since 2014, has served as the Treasurer of the Harvard Corporation and the Chair of the Harvard Management Company. [2] [ third-party source needed ]

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Life

Finnegan was born and raised in Massachusetts and attended Phillips Academy in Andover, graduating in 1971.[ citation needed ] He graduated from Harvard in 1975, where he was a member of the College's ski team. [3] He also attended Harvard Business School. [4]

Business career

In 1992, Finnegan co-founded Madison Dearborn. He has served as co-CEO since 2007, when fellow co-founder and then-CEO John Canning Jr. was looking to buy the Chicago Cubs. [5] [6]

Finnegan is also a director at AIA Corporation, CDW, Government Sourcing Solutions LLC, and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. [4] [7]

He is a major donor in Illinois politics, having donated $100,000 to Rahm Emanuel's campaign for mayor in 2015 [8] and another $200,000 to Emanuel's aborted run for mayor in 2019. [9]

Philanthropy and non-profit work

Through the Finnegan Family Foundation, he has donated to causes in the areas of education, youth, health, and local Chicago community. [10]

Finnegan has been a member of the Harvard Corporation since 2012, and has served as it treasurer since replacing Jim Rothenberg in 2014. [11] [12] He was on the search committee that selected Larry Bacow as the 29th President of Harvard University. [13]

Finnegan serves of the board of Teach For America and a variety of Chicago metropolitan area non-profits. [14]

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