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General Atlantic CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, William Edward Ford (Bill) is the General Atlantic's CEO. General Atlantic has 372 employees, of which 53 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The General Atlantic executive team is 26% female and 74% male.
  • 59% of the management team is White.
  • 13% of General Atlantic management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of the management team is Black or African American.
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William Edward Ford (Bill)

CEO

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Bill Ford is General Atlantic’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, with three decades of experience investing in and helping build leading growth companies. Under Bill’s leadership, General Atlantic has expanded its global presence, increased its capital base, and deepened its capabilities to identify and partner with high-potential growth companies across multiple business sectors and geographies.



Bill is currently on the boards of BlackRock, ByteDance, IHS Markit, and Royalty Pharma. He has also previously served on the boards of Axel Springer, e*Trade, First Republic Bank, Priceline, and Tory Burch, among others.

Bill is involved with a number of educational and not-for-profit organizations. He serves as Chair of the Rockefeller University and sits on the boards of EMPEA (Emerging Markets Private Equity Association), Endeavor, and The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. From 2001 to 2013, he served as a Trustee of Amherst College and currently serves on the Investment Committee for the College’s endowment.

Chuck Feeney

Founder

Ajay Banga

Board Member

Anish Batlaw

Board Member

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Asel Ashergold

Board Member

Brett Aukburg

Board Member

David Bauer

Vice President

Eli Aheto

Board Member

Iman Adiwibowo

Vice President

Jennifer Barsky

Board Member

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William Edward Ford (Bill)

CEO

William Edward Ford (Bill)'s LinkedIn

Bill Ford is General Atlantic’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, with three decades of experience investing in and helping build leading growth companies. Under Bill’s leadership, General Atlantic has expanded its global presence, increased its capital base, and deepened its capabilities to identify and partner with high-potential growth companies across multiple business sectors and geographies.



Bill is currently on the boards of BlackRock, ByteDance, IHS Markit, and Royalty Pharma. He has also previously served on the boards of Axel Springer, e*Trade, First Republic Bank, Priceline, and Tory Burch, among others.

Bill is involved with a number of educational and not-for-profit organizations. He serves as Chair of the Rockefeller University and sits on the boards of EMPEA (Emerging Markets Private Equity Association), Endeavor, and The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. From 2001 to 2013, he served as a Trustee of Amherst College and currently serves on the Investment Committee for the College’s endowment.

Ajay Banga

Board Member

Anish Batlaw

Board Member

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Asel Ashergold

Board Member

Brett Aukburg

Board Member

David Bauer

Vice President

Eli Aheto

Board Member

Jennifer Barsky

Board Member

Mary Armstrong

Board Member

Melis Kahya Akar

Board Member

General Atlantic leadership demographics

General Atlantic gender distribution in management team

  • The General Atlantic executive team is 26% female and 74% male.
  • General Atlantic is 47% female and 53% male company-wide.
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Male
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Company-wide: 53%
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Company-wide: 47%

General Atlantic executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among General Atlantic executive officers is White.
  • 59% of the management team is White.
  • 14% of General Atlantic's management is Asian.
  • 13% of the management team is Hispanic or Latino.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 57% of employees are White.
  • 22% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 9% of employees are Black or African American.
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