Tim Collins (financier)

Tim Collins
Tim Collins in New York, May 2011
Born
Timothy C. Collins

1956 (age 69–70)
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationDePauw University (BA)
Yale University (MBA)
OccupationsBusiness executive, investor
TitleCEO and managing director, Ripplewood Holdings LLC
Board member of
Citigroup

Timothy C. Collins (born 1956) is an American entrepreneur and business executive. He is the founder and chief executive of Ripplewood Holdings LLC. He has also been a member of the board of directors of Citigroup. Collins is a director of several public companies as well as some of Ripplewood's private portfolio companies.[citation needed]

Early life and education

Collins was born in 1956 in Frankfort, Kentucky. He has a B.A. degree in philosophy from DePauw University (1978), and an MBA from Yale School of Management.

Career

Collins began his career at Cummins Engine Company, where he worked in finance, marketing, and manufacturing. From 1981 to 1984, he worked with the management consulting firm of Booz & Company, specializing in strategic and operational assignments with major industrial and financial firms. He became a vice president at Lazard Frères in New York, then managed Onex Corporation’s New York office. Collins has also served on the boards of several companies, including Asbury Automotive, Shinsei Bank, Advanced Auto, Rental Services Corp.

Collins was named one of the “25 Stars of Asia: Leaders at the Forefront of Change” by BusinessWeek magazine in 2004.

Public service

He is involved in several not-for-profit and public sector activities, including the U.S.-Japan Business Council, the Trilateral Commission, the U.S.-Japan Private Sector/Government Commission, Yale Divinity School advisory board, American Friends of the British Museum, Yaddo, the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, Trout Unlimited, and Lenox Hill Neighborhood House and the Tony Blair Faith Foundation.

In 2012, Collins was appointed chairman of the Yale School of Management Board of Advisors.

Personal life

Collins is married and has three sons.

References

  1. ↑ "Yale SOM Board of Advisors Gets New Leadership | Yale School of Management". som.yale.edu. Retrieved 2026-11-06.
  2. ↑ "Citigroup Board Names Three New Outside Directors and Announces Other Governance Actions". Citigroup. 24 July 2009. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Tim Collins '78 Named to Citi's Board of Directors - DePauw University". DePauw University. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  4. ↑ Five Distinguished Individuals Awarded Honorary Degrees DePauw University May 22, 2005
  5. ↑ "Timothy Collins". Belfer Center.
  6. ↑ "Timothy Collins - Harvard - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs". belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  7. ↑ "Stars of Asia: 25 leaders at the forefront of change". BusinessWeek. July 12, 2004. Archived from the original on July 7, 2004. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  8. ↑ Yale Univwersity School of Management: News - Timothy Collins Named Chairman of Yale School of Management Advisory Board (Accessed April 2012)
  9. ↑ "Timothy Collins Named Chairman of Yale School of Management Advisory Board". Yale School of Management. 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  10. ↑ Resume: Tim Collins BusinessWeek Online, DECEMBER 10, 2001