Fink Private Equity Roundtable
2020 Program
The Private Equity Roundtable brings together professionals from top private equity shops and UCLA Anderson MBA students for an evening of lively discussion and networking. On January 30, 2020, we were delighted to welcome John Danhakl, Managing Partner at Leonard Green & Partners, as this year’s keynote speaker in conversation with Al Osborne, Jr., Senior Associate Dean and Professor at UCLA Anderson.
Keynote Speaker
John Danhakl joined Leonard Green & Partners (LGP) in 1995. Previously, Danhakl was a managing director in the Los Angeles office of DLJ, which he joined in 1990 and where he worked extensively with LGP as its lead investment banker. Prior to DLJ, he was a vice president in corporate finance at Drexel from 1985 to 1990. Danhakl presently serves on the board of directors of Advantage Solutions, Charter NEX, Genani Corporation, IQVIA, Life Time Fitness, Mister Car Wash, MultiPlan and SRS Distribution. He previously held board positions with Air Lease Corporation, Animal Health International, Arden Group, Big 5 Sporting Goods, CCC Information Services, Communications & Power Industries, Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Insight Global, J.Crew, Leslie’s Poolmart, Liberty Group Publishing, MEMC Electronic Materials, Neiman Marcus Group, Packers Sanitation Services, Petco, Phoenix Scientific, Rite Aid, Tire Rack and VCA. Danhakl earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. |
Reception |
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. |
Fireside Chat and Q&A |
8:30 – 9:30 p.m. |
Networking Roundtable |
Past Speakers
2018 and 2017 Panel Moderator
2018 and 2017 Panelist
2018 Panelist
2017 Panelist
2017 Panelist
2016 Keynote
2015 Keynote
2014 Keynote
2013 Keynote