Gregg Lemkau

Gregg Lemkau is an American businessman, who was born in 1969, is the co-CEO of BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank that provides advice and capital to family and founder-led companies. Additionally, he is the chairman of DFO Management, the office of Dell Technologies’ Michael Dell and his family, and since early 2026 is Board member of BlackRock.

Previously, Lemkau was CEO of MSD Partners, a predecessor firm of BDT & MSD Partners, and he spent 28 years in various roles and leadership positions at Goldman Sachs. His father, Curt Lemkau (d. 2013), also worked in finance. Lemkau attended Dartmouth College, where he played as a goalkeeper for the soccer team.

He joined Goldman Sachs as an analyst in 1992 at the age of 22 and relocated to San Francisco during the 1990s to help expand the firm's technology mergers and acquisitions (M&A) business. Over a 28-year tenure at the bank, Lemkau rose through the leadership ranks, eventually being named co-head of global investment banking in 2017.

Notably, he advised Michael Dell on the 2013 transaction to take Dell Technologies private and later collaborated on the company's return to the public market in 2018.

Additionally, Lemkau serves as the chairman of DFO Management, the Dell family office, and in early 2026, he was appointed to the board of directors of BlackRock.

Personal life Lemkau is married. He and his wife, Kate, have four children.

He also served on the board of directors of Grassroot Soccer, which fights HIV/AIDS in Africa.

In 2015, Gregg and Kate Lemkau donated $2 million to Dartmouth to establish the Bobby Clark Head Coach of Men's Soccer position.