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William Ford

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at General Atlantic

New York City Metropolitan Area

Overview 

William Ford is the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at General Atlantic, overseeing investments in various sectors such as Fashion, Retail, Digital Health, and FinTech. He has led successful investments in companies like Reliance Retail and Tory Burch, demonstrating his strategic acumen and leadership in private equity ventures.

Work Experience 

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General Atlantic

  • Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

    1991 - Current

    General Atlantic is a leading global growth equity firm providing capital and strategic support for growth companies. Established in 1980, General Atlantic combines a collaborative global approach, sector specific expertise, a long-term investment horizon and a deep understanding of growth drivers to partner with great entrepreneurs and management teams to build exceptional businesses worldwide. General Atlantic has more than 175 investment professionals based in New York, Amsterdam, Beijing, Greenwich, Hong Kong, Jakarta, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Munich, Palo Alto, São Paulo, Shanghai, and Singapore. For more information on General Atlantic, please visit the website: www.generalatlantic.com.

General Atlantic is a private equity firm that provides capital and strategic support for growth companies.

generalatlantic.com

Education 

Investments 

Sierra Space

Series A

Total funding: $1.7B

Reliance Retail

Private Equity

Total funding: $2.4B

Reliance Jio

Private Equity

Total funding: $4.9B

CitiusTech

Private Equity

Total funding amount not yet available

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