Executive Profile
Byron David Trott
Chief Executive Officer, Founder, and Chairman, BDT Capital Partners, LLC
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Background
Mr. Byron David Trott founded BDT Capital Partners, LLC in 2009 and also serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. Mr. Trott serves as Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at BDT Capital Partners Fund I, L.P. He had a distinguished 27-year career at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he served as a Vice Chairman of the global Investment Banking Division and Head of the Chicago office and the Midwest Region, from 1994 to April 2009. He served as the Managing Director of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and its Partner since 1994. He joined Goldman's Midwest investment bank in 1989. His started his career at Goldman's security sales desk in 1982. He serves as an Advisory Director of Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company. He has been a Director of Cox Enterprises, Inc., since April 21, 2015. He serves as a Non-Executive Director of D.E Master Blenders 1753 N.V. He serves as a Director of World Business Chicago and Tory Burch. He serves as a Trustee at Rush University. He serves as a Director of Conservation International and a Trustee on the boards of the University of Chicago and the Art Institute of Chicago. He served as a Director at Hyatt Hotels Corporation from August 2007 to January 17, 2014. He served as a Director of TriVergent Corp. In 2011, Mr. Trott was inducted into the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans in recognition of his professional accomplishments, philanthropic contributions and dedication to hard work, integrity and perseverance. He has 30 years of experience advising and investing with public and private closely held companies. He completed his Master's in Business Administration in 1982 and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in economics from University of Chicago's Booth School of Business which he joined in 1977.
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401 North Michigan
Chicago, Illinois 60611
United States
Phone: 312-660-7311
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Board Members Memberships
Trustee
Rush University
Director
World Business Chicago
Chief Executive Officer, Founder, and Chairman
BDT Capital Partners, LLC
Non-Executive Director
D.E Master Blenders 1753 N.V.
2015-Present
Director
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
MBA 1982
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Other Affiliations
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Rush University
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
TriVergent Corp.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
World Business Chicago
BDT Capital Partners Fund I, L.P.
D.E Master Blenders 1753 N.V.