Carl Ferenbach contributes to The Environmental Defense Fund.

Carl Ferenbach leads The High Meadows Foundation.

Carl Ferenbach received mention in CFO Magazine.

Carl Ferenbach - Berkshire Partners LLC

Managing Director, Co-Founder

Carl Ferenbach

Born in 1942, Carl Ferenbach received an AB from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

From 1978 to 1983, he was a Managing Director of Merrill Lynch where he headed its Mergers and Acquisitions Department. He co-founded Berkshire Partners LLC, a private equity investment firm based in Boston in the early 1980s. Berkshire manages more than $7 billion in private equity capital contributed by institutions and individuals around the world. Carl Ferenbach is former Chairman of Crown Castle International Corporation, English Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd. and US Can Corporation.

Representative former portfolio company experience:

  • Australia Transport Network
  • Castle Transmission International
  • English Welsh & Scottish Railway
  • Tranz Rail LTD
  • U.S. Can Corporation
  • Wisconsin Central Transportation

In addition to his business commitments, Carl Ferenbach is a trustee of Princeton University and Chairman Elect of Environmental Defense Fund. He is also a member of the Board of Dean's Advisors of the Harvard Business School. Carl Ferenbach is a founder of the High Meadows Foundation and the High Meadows Fund. Both foundations address environmental sustainability.

Additional Professional References for Carl Ferenbach:

Carl Ferenbach as Co-Founder of Berkshire Partners LLC is featured in a biography on the Berkshire website.

Carl Ferenbach listed alongside the rest of the staff on the Berkshire website.

Carl Ferenbach is a Member of Princeton University's Board of Trustees.

Time Magazine features an article regarding Berkshire Partners LLC Co-Founder Carl Ferenbach.