John Connaughton

EXPERIENCE

John Connaughton is Chair of Bain Capital, a leading global private investment firm with approximately $215 billion in assets under management.

John joined Bain Capital in 1989, served as Head of Global Private Equity from 2011 – 2024, and as Co-Managing Partner of the firm from 2016 – 2025. During his tenure at Bain Capital, John has focused his investment efforts in the healthcare and technology/media spaces. Prior to joining Bain Capital, he was a strategy consultant at Bain & Company.

PHILANTHROPY

Mr. Connaughton is active in several philanthropic organizations including serving as a member of the Berklee College of Music Board of Trustees, the Brigham & Women's Board of Trustees, the Roxbury Latin School Board of Trustees, the GreenLight Fund Board of Directors, the Harvard Business School Board of Dean's Advisors, and the McIntire School of Commerce Foundation Board and Investment Management Company at the University of Virginia (UVIMCO). He is also a member of the Boston Celtics’ investor group and Board of Directors. 

EDUCATION

John received a BS in commerce with Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MBA with High Distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.