| Lawrence E. Golub | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Education: | JD-MBA B.A. |
| Alma Mater: | Harvard Law School Harvard Business School Harvard College |
| Occupation: | entrepreneur philanthropist business executive |
| Known For: | CEO, Golub Capital |
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| Golub Capital, (CEO) | |
| Spouse: | Karen Finerman |
| Website: | Lawrence Golub - LinkedIn |
Lawrence E. Golub is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and business executive. He is the CEO of Golub Capital,[1] a credit asset management company he founded in 1994. Prior to Golub Capital, he had management careers with Bankers Trust Company and Allen & Company. Golub sits on the board of numerous organizations, including Harvard University's JD-MBA Alumni Association. He is one of three private members of the Financial Control Board of the State of New York.[2]
Golub is a supporter of philanthropic efforts, most notably organizations for medical research for Parkinson's disease.[3]
Golub grew up in New York, his parents both from poor immigrant families.[4] He attended Harvard College, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude.[5] Golub had an interest in science since high school, studying the emerging DNA technology of the time. He took pre-med classes in college but decided to switch to a major in business.[3] Golub went on to attend Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School, earning both a JD and an MBA through the school's joint degree program. Golub also founded the Harvard University JD-MBA Alumni Association.[6] [7] He was selected as a Baker Scholar at Harvard Business School and was an editor at the Harvard Law Review.[8]
During his early career, Golub spent his time working for various well-known banks.[9] He started his career at Allen & Company where he engaged in private equity, leveraged finance, and mergers and acquisitions.[4] He went on to become a Managing Director at Wasserstein Perella where he established the firm's capital markets group and debt restructuring practice.[4] Golub was a White House Fellow and served for fifteen years as Treasurer of the White House Fellows Foundation.[8] Prior to starting Golub Capital, he worked as a Managing Director of Bankers Trust Company.[4]
Golub founded the U.S.-focused credit asset management company Golub Capital in 1994.[4] The firm has primary business lines in middle market lending, late stage lending, and broadly syndicated loans.[10] The firm is also affiliated with Golub Capital BDC, Inc., a business development company that trades on the NASDAQ under the stock ticker symbol, GBDC. Golub Capital is one of the largest non-bank middle market lenders and providers of senior debt.[10] In 2016, the firm was named "Lender of the Year" by Private Debt Investor.[10]
Golub serves on the board of numerous organizations, including as President of the Harvard University JD-MBA Alumni Association. He is one of three private members of the Financial Control Board of the State of New York.[2] He is also a member of the Harvard University Committee on University Resources.[11]
Golub is married to American businesswoman and television personality Karen Finerman, president and chief executive of New York-based hedge fund Metropolitan Capital Advisors.[4]
Golub is active in charitable and civic organizations. Golub and his family actively support medical research to advance treatments for Parkinson's disease at several leading institutions.[3] In 2001, he established the Golub Stem Cell Initiative for Parkinson's with a $500,000 donation to the New York Stem Cell Foundation.[3] He also funded a Parkinson's research effort within the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, which currently focuses on Parkinson's, juvenile diabetes, and ALS.[11]
Golub was Chairman of Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a non-profit developer and manager of low-income housing in the Bronx.[12] He served for fifteen years as a trustee of Montefiore Medical Center, the university hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.[13] He also served for six years as a trustee of Horace Mann School and for five years on the Harvard University Committee for Science and Engineering.[11] [14]