Russell L. Carson (born 1943) is a Co-founder and General Partner at

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Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), also referred to as Welsh Carson, is a private equity firm. WCAS was formed in 1979 and focuses on investing in two growth industries, technology and healthcare, primarily in the United States. WCAS has a ...

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Early life and career

Carson attended public high school in

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. He then matriculated at

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, graduating with an A.B. in economics in 1965. After Dartmouth, Carson attended Columbia Business School and obtained an MBA in 1967.Columbia Business School
/ref> From 1967 to 1978, he worked at the Citicorp Venture Capital subsidiary of

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, serving as its Chairman and CEO from 1974 to 1978. Carson left Citicorp to fund the private equity fund Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. As of 2016-2017, he is listed as a trustee of the

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in New York City, due to his contribution to the reinstallation of the Tombs of Perneb and Raemkai and surrounding galleries of the museum.

Personal life

Carson is married to his wife Judy and together they have two children.

References

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