MSD Partners CEO and leadership

Gregg Lemkau is Co-Head of the Investment Banking Division (IBD). He is a member of the Management Committee and the Investment Banking Division Executive Committee. Mr. Lemkau has advised on hundreds of transactions during his career at Goldman Sachs and has spent significant time with clients across all sectors globally while working in offices in Europe and the US.

Previously, Mr. Lemkau was Co-Head of Global Mergers & Acquisitions. Mr. Lemkau has also served as Global Co-Head of the Technology, Media and Telecom Group, Global Co-Head of the Healthcare Group and Chief Operating Officer for the Investment Banking Division. Mr. Lemkau served as Chairman of the Firmwide Commitments Committee from 2011 to 2015. Mr. Lemkau joined Goldman Sachs as an Analyst in Mergers & Acquisitions in 1992 and was named Managing Director in 2001 and Partner in 2002.

Mr. Lemkau serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Grassroot Soccer, a nonprofit organization using the power of soccer to fight against HIV and AIDS in Africa. He also serves as Chairman of the Dartmouth Athletics Advisory Board and is Chairman of Friends of Dartmouth Soccer. In addition, Mr. Lemkau is on the Board of Advisors for Team Rubicon, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to unite the skills and experiences of military veterans with first responders to rapidly deploy emergency response teams. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, Connecticut.

John Phelan is the Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of MSD Partners, L.P. He is also the Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of MSD Capital, L.P. Prior to forming MSD Capital, he was a Principal for seven years at ESL Partners, a Greenwich, Connecticut-based investment firm. At ESL, John was responsible for ESL's Special Situation and Distressed Investments and helped grow the firm from $50 million to over $2 billion in assets under management. Prior to ESL, John was a Vice President in the Equity Group and was in charge of Acquisitions (Western Region) for the Zell-Merrill Lynch Real Estate Opportunity Funds. He began his career at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he worked as an Analyst in the Investment Banking Division.

John received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and cum laude with distinction from Southern Methodist University with a B.A. in Economics and Political Science. John also holds a General Course degree with an emphasis in Economics and International Relations from The London School of Economics.

John is a member of the Board of Trustees at the Whitney Museum of Art, Aspen Art Museum (Chairman), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (Chairman of the Investment Committee), Spirit of America and Third Option Foundation. He also serves on the Board of Dean's Advisors for the Harvard Business School, the Investment Committee for the SMU Endowment and the North American Advisory Board for the London School of Economics. John and his wife Amy have sponsored numerous fellowships and scholarships at Harvard Business School, London School of Economics and Southern Methodist University and in 2008 permanently endowed free admission to the Aspen Art Museum.

Experienced Chief Financial Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry in entrepreneurial and fast paced environments. Skilled in financial leadership, building scalability and efficiency in hedge fund and private equity fund platforms.

John Phelan is the Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of MSD Partners, L.P. He is also the Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of MSD Capital, L.P. Prior to forming MSD Capital, he was a Principal for seven years at ESL Partners, a Greenwich, Connecticut-based investment firm. At ESL, John was responsible for ESL's Special Situation and Distressed Investments and helped grow the firm from $50 million to over $2 billion in assets under management. Prior to ESL, John was a Vice President in the Equity Group and was in charge of Acquisitions (Western Region) for the Zell-Merrill Lynch Real Estate Opportunity Funds. He began his career at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he worked as an Analyst in the Investment Banking Division.

John received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and cum laude with distinction from Southern Methodist University with a B.A. in Economics and Political Science. John also holds a General Course degree with an emphasis in Economics and International Relations from The London School of Economics.

John is a member of the Board of Trustees at the Whitney Museum of Art, Aspen Art Museum (Chairman), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (Chairman of the Investment Committee), Spirit of America and Third Option Foundation. He also serves on the Board of Dean's Advisors for the Harvard Business School, the Investment Committee for the SMU Endowment and the North American Advisory Board for the London School of Economics. John and his wife Amy have sponsored numerous fellowships and scholarships at Harvard Business School, London School of Economics and Southern Methodist University and in 2008 permanently endowed free admission to the Aspen Art Museum.