RODGER KROUSE

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

Krouse co-founded Sun Capital Partners, a global private equity firm, with Marc Leder, whom he met when they were students at Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Since 1995, the firm has invested in more than 540 companies worldwide with revenues in excess of $50 billion across a broad range of industries. The firm has offices in Boca Raton, Los Angeles and New York, and an affiliate with offices in London. The firm’s Sun Capital Partners Foundation, established in 2007, has donated more than $17 million to more than 700 charities.

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

DREAM ALTERNATE CAREER: Professional jazz musician

PASSION PROJECT: The emerging contemporary arts scene

NONPROFIT PASSION: In addition to the Sun Capital Partners Foundation, the National Hemophilia Foundation, inspired by personal connections.

INDUSTRY TREND: The integration of operational excellence and digital transformation is accelerating across traditional industries. Private equity firms must now drive both financial outcomes and long-term value through execution, innovation and scalability — core tenets of Sun Capital’s investment philosophy.