John Connaughton

John Connaughton is Co-Managing Partner of Bain Capital, a leading private investment firm with offices on four continents and approximately $185 billion in assets under management. He has over three decades of experience at Bain Capital as a private equity investor and has played a leading role in a wide range of prominent healthcare and technology/media investments. He started his career as a consultant at Bain & Company before joining Bain Capital in 1989. Connaughton is an active supporter of several charitable and civic activities both individually and through Bain Capital Community Partnership. He serves as a member of the Berklee College of Music Board of Trustees, Brigham & Women’s Board of Trustees, the GreenLight Fund Board of Directors, the Harvard Business School Board of Dean's Advisors and the Roxbury Latin School. He also serves as a member of the Boston Celtics’ investor group and Board of Directors and the Baltimore Orioles Advisory Board Ownership and Leadership Group. Mr. Connaughton and his wife, Stephanie, invest much of their time into the betterment of education. The couple launched the Connaughton Alternative Investing Professorship Fund at the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, where Mr. Connaughton serves on the Foundation Board. He also serves on the board of the University of Virginia Investment Management Company (UVIMCO). In 2016, the Connaughton’s created the Dr. James P. Connaughton Professorship to honor his late father’s many contributions to Johns Hopkins University. Additionally, the couple made a sizable gift to Brigham & Women’s Hospital, where they have been longtime supporters. This donation supported the NICU, women’s health and trauma innovation areas. The Connaughtons are also dedicated supporters of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston. Mr. Connaughton received a B.S. in Commerce with Distinction from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. with High Distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.