MARC LEDER

CO-CEO & CO-FOUNDER, SUN CAPITAL PARTNERS, BOCA RATON

Leder co-founded Sun Capital Partners, a global private equity firm, with Rodger Krouse, whom he met when they were students at Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Both took jobs at Lehman Bros., rose in the company and decided to open their own firm. They moved from New York City to Boca Raton to open Sun Capital with the idea of investing in distressed companies in the Southeast. They’ve since built it into a global private equity firm.

EDUCATION:
University of Pennsylvania (BS)

DREAM ALTERNATE CAREER: Art Curator

INDUSTRY TREND: A key innovation in Sun Capital’s approach is the recognition of company culture as a critical factor in investment success. Culture is increasingly a make-or-break element in the outcome of an investment; even the most promising financial and industry positioning can be undermined by a poor internal environment.

FIRST JOB
“Analyst at Lehman Brothers with a focus on investment banking, corporate finance and deal structuring.”