15 Facts About David Bonderman

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David Bonderman was born on November 27,1942 and is an American billionaire businessman.

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David Bonderman is the founding partner of TPG Capital, and its Asian affiliate, Newbridge Capital.

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David Bonderman is one of the minority owners of the NBA's Boston Celtics as well as the co-founder and co-majority owner of the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League.

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David Bonderman was a member of the Harvard Law Review and a Sheldon Fellow.

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David Bonderman began providing the funding for the David Bonderman Travel Fellowship at the University of Washington in 1995 which gives eight undergraduate and six graduate students per year with the opportunity to travel the world independently, with very little structure or regulations.

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David Bonderman was an assistant professor at Tulane University Law School during 1967 and 1968; he then was a special assistant to the United States Attorney General during 1968 and 1969.

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David Bonderman has been a principal at TPG Capital in Fort Worth, Texas, since December 1992, where he is co-founder and chairman.

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In 2008, David Bonderman was named as one of the investors of what became the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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David Bonderman is on the boards of The Wilderness Society, the Grand Canyon Trust, the World Wide Fund for Nature, The University of Washington Foundation and the American Himalayan Foundation.

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David Bonderman previously served on the boards of Washington Mutual, American Savings Bank, Denbury Resources and Burger King.

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David Bonderman was a board member of Uber until he resigned from that position in June 2017.

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In 2018, David Bonderman filed an application for a National Hockey League expansion team to play at a renovated Key Arena in Seattle, Washington.

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David Bonderman is married to Dr Laurie Michaels; they have five children, and live in Fort Worth, Texas.

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In 2002, for his 60th birthday, David Bonderman had The Rolling Stones and John Mellencamp play at his birthday party at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

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In 2012, for his 70th birthday party, David Bonderman held a private concert by former The Beatles member Paul McCartney at Wynn Las Vegas for 1,020 guests.