George Peinado

George Peinado, ’92, has been investing in both large and small consumer-facing businesses for most of his 30-year private equity career. For the last ten years, he has been investing in companies and entrepreneurs in the consumer space through his company, GAP Investments. Prior to forming GAP, George served as a managing director for Chicago-based Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP) and as a principal of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (DLJMB) in New York. George currently serves and has served on over a dozen corporate boards, including CDW, Yankee Candle, Bolthouse Farms, and Simple Mills. Prior to relocating to Dallas a year ago, he was on the Board of the Chicago Botanic Garden and was active in his community youth soccer and hockey programs, both as a board member and coach. George received his BA in international relations and economics from Stanford in 1992 and MBA from The Tuck School at Dartmouth in 1997.