# Adam Blumenthal > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adam_Blumenthal > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adam_Blumenthal.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Blumenthal > Source revision: 1355503924 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Adam Blumenthal** is an American businessman and private equity firm executive. He is the co-founder, chairman, and managing partner of [Blue Wolf Capital Partners](/source/Blue_Wolf_Capital_Partners), a [New York City](/source/New_York_City)-based private equity firm founded in 2005.[2][3][4] ## Early life and education Adam Blumenthal attended [Stuyvesant High School](/source/Stuyvesant_High_School)[5] and [Harvard College](/source/Harvard_College). He was a [community organizer](/source/Community_organizing) in his youth; following his freshman year at Harvard, he took several years off from school to work on the implementation of the [Community Reinvestment Act](/source/Community_Reinvestment_Act) in [St. Louis](/source/St._Louis), [Missouri](/source/Missouri), before returning to college.[6] He graduated [magna cum laude](/source/Latin_honors#magna_cum_laude) with a B.A. from Harvard[4] before earning his M.B.A from [Yale School of Management](/source/Yale_School_of_Management) in 1989.[6] ## Career In 1989, Blumenthal joined [American Capital](/source/American_Capital), a private equity firm where he was the second employee before the firm began institutional fundraising.[6] Blumenthal served on American Capital's board of directors and held several positions including chief financial officer, chief operating officer, president and vice chairman.[7] By the time he left the firm in 2002, American Capital was managing more than $1 billion in assets and was publicly traded on [NASDAQ](/source/Nasdaq).[6][8] After leaving American Capital in 2002, Blumenthal became chief financial officer (CFO) at the [New York City Comptroller](/source/New_York_City_Comptroller)'s office.[9][10] He succeeded Jane Levine in managing the city's [pension funds](/source/Pension_fund) as First Deputy Comptroller and CFO at the NY Comptroller's office under [Bill Thompson](/source/Bill_Thompson_(New_York_politician)) until 2005.[1][6][4] Blumenthal is currently chairman and managing partner of [Blue Wolf Capital Partners](/source/Blue_Wolf_Capital_Partners), a mid-size private equity firm that he founded in 2005.[11][12] At Blue Wolf, Blumenthal makes control investments in middle market companies and adheres to [Environmental, Social, and Governance](/source/Environmental,_social_and_corporate_governance) principles.[13] He also serves on the board of directors of several Blue Wolf portfolio companies.[14][15] Blumenthal received the 2017 Civic Champion Award from the nonprofit New York City-based magazine [City Limits](/source/City_Limits_(New_York_magazine)) for his work to "preserve union workplaces and promote economic development".[6][16] In October 2019, Blumenthal conceived of the term "polarization tax" to describe the burden businesses now face amidst challenging political and economic environments, which contrasts with the benefits of the [peace dividend](/source/Peace_dividend) in the 1990s.[17] ## Other boards and philanthropy From 2004 to 2007, Blumenthal served on the Yale School of Management's Board of Advisors,[12] and is currently a member of the Advisory Board for Yale's International Center for Finance.[18] In 2009, he was named a Donaldson Fellow at Yale School of Management. He was a trustee and chairman of the investment committee of the [United Auto Workers](/source/United_Auto_Workers) VEBA from 2011 through 2017.[12] He was a trustee and served as chairman of the investment committees at the [Community Service Society of New York](/source/Community_Service_Society_of_New_York) and [Nathan Cummings Foundation](/source/Nathan_Cummings_Foundation).[9][12] Blumenthal has helped fund the Adam Blumenthal Fellowship, "a research fellowship to encourage studies of broad-based employee stock ownership and profit sharing in the United States", at the [Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations](/source/Rutgers_School_of_Management_and_Labor_Relations).[7] ## References 1. Frederick, Funston (December 14, 2015). ["Management and Operations Study and Best Practice Review for the New York City Office of the Comptroller's Asset Management Function"](https://comptroller.nyc.gov/wp-content/uploads/documents/FAS_NYC_BAM_FinalReport.pdf#page=176). Office of the New York State Comptroller. p. 168. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161214134941/http://comptroller.nyc.gov/wp-content/uploads/documents/FAS_NYC_BAM_FinalReport.pdf) December 14, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. 1. ["Blue Wolf Capital Partners Raises $540M For Oversubscribed Fourth Fund"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143950/http://www.finalternatives.com/node/36055). FINalternatives. October 23, 2017. Archived from [the original](http://www.finalternatives.com/node/36055) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018. 1. Laura Cooper (November 27, 2017). ["LBO Profile: Blue Wolf Embraces Complexity in a Regulated World"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/lbo-profile-blue-wolf-embraces-complexity-in-a-regulated-world-1511790686). [The Wall Street Journal](/source/The_Wall_Street_Journal) 1. ["Adam Blumenthal: Lecturer in the Practice of Management"](https://som.yale.edu/faculty/adam-blumenthal). *Yale School of Management*. Retrieved January 26, 2022. 1. ["Reconnect with friends from Classmates Test High School, find reunions, view yearbook photos and more"](https://www.classmates.com/people/Adam-Blumenthal/612833591) 1. ["Adam Blumenthal '89"](https://som.yale.edu/profile/adam-blumenthal-89). *[Yale School of Management](/source/Yale_School_of_Management)*. September 15, 2017. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190714183126/https://som.yale.edu/profile/adam-blumenthal-89) July 14, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 26, 2022. 1. ["Adam Blumenthal Fellowship"](https://smlr.rutgers.edu/faculty-research-engagement/institute-study-employee-ownership-and-profit-sharing/fellowships-6). *School of Management and Labor Relations*. Rutgers University. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220127005429/https://smlr.rutgers.edu/faculty-research-engagement/institute-study-employee-ownership-and-profit-sharing/fellowships-6) January 27, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 26, 2022. 1. ["American Capital to buy Chromas"](https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2000/09/04/daily7.html). *Washington Business Journal*. September 6, 2000. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20030117011446/http://www.bizjournals.com:80/washington/stories/2000/09/04/daily7.html) January 17, 2003 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 26, 2022. 1. ["Leadership"](http://www.uawtrust.org/leadership). UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180526042100/http://www.uawtrust.org/leadership) 2018-05-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 16, 2018. 1. ["Adam Blumenthal was named New York City first deputy comptroller/CFO."](http://www.pionline.com/article/20020530/ONLINE/205300719/adam-blumenthal-was-named-new-york-city-first-deputy-comptrollercfo). Pensions & Investments. May 30, 2002. 1. ["Barking up a new sustainability tree"](https://www.privateequityinternational.com/responsible-investment-barking-new-tree/). *Private Equity International*. February 21, 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-26. 1. ["About Team"](http://www.bluewolfcapital.com/team/adam-blumenthal/). [Blue Wolf Capital Partners](/source/Blue_Wolf_Capital_Partners). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200819175240/https://www.bluewolfcapital.com/team/adam-blumenthal/) 2020-08-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 16, 2018. 1. Ensign, Rachel Louise (2013-09-26). ["Private Equity Investors Discuss Reputational Issues"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-252B-2482). *The Wall Street Journal*. [ISSN 0099-9660](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0099-9660). Retrieved 2022-01-27. 1. Cooper (November 27, 2017). ["LBO Profile: Blue Wolf Embraces Complexity in a Regulated World"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/lbo-profile-blue-wolf-embraces-complexity-in-a-regulated-world-1511790686). *[The Wall Street Journal](/source/The_Wall_Street_Journal)*. Retrieved 2022-01-27. 1. ["Blue Wolf Brings In $540M For Latest PE Fund"](https://www.law360.com/articles/977025/blue-wolf-brings-in-540m-for-latest-pe-fund). [Law360](/source/Law360). October 23, 2017. 1. Murphy, Jarrett (2017-06-08). ["Legendary Newsman, Principled Financier and Immigrants' Champion to Headline City Limits' 2017 Gala"](https://citylimits.org/2017/06/08/legendary-newsman-principled-financier-and-immigrants-champion-to-headline-city-limits-2017-gala/). *City Limits*. Retrieved 2022-01-27. 1. ["Forget a peace dividend, are we paying a 'polarization tax'?"](https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/are-we-paying-polarization-tax). *Fox Business*. November 1, 2019. 1. ["ICF Advisory Board"](https://som.yale.edu/centers/international-center-for-finance/icf-advisory-board). *Yale School of Management*. Retrieved 2022-01-27. ## External links - [Yale profile](https://som.yale.edu/profile/adam-blumenthal-89) - [Rutgers fellow page](https://smlr.rutgers.edu/content/adam-blumenthal-fellowship) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180526041529/https://smlr.rutgers.edu/content/adam-blumenthal-fellowship) May 26, 2018 at the Wayback Machine --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Adam Blumenthal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Blumenthal) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Blumenthal?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.