Lawrence E. Golub

Lawrence E. Golub is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and business executive. He is the CEO of Golub Capital, a credit asset management company he founded in 1994. Prior to Golub Capital, he had management careers with Bankers Trust Company and Allen & Company. Golub sits on the board of numerous organizations, including Harvard University's JD-MBA Alumni Association. He is one of three private members of the Financial Control Board of the State of New York.

Golub is a supporter of philanthropic efforts, most notably organizations for medical research for Parkinson's disease.

Early life and education

Golub grew up in New York, his parents both from poor immigrant families. He attended Harvard College, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude. Golub had an interest in science since high school, studying the emerging DNA technology of the time. He took pre-med classes in college but decided to switch to a major in business. He was selected as a Baker Scholar at Harvard Business School and was an editor at the Harvard Law Review.

Career

During his early career, Golub spent his time working for various well-known banks. He started his career at Allen & Company where he engaged in private equity, leveraged finance, and mergers and acquisitions. The firm is also affiliated with Golub Capital BDC, Inc., a business development company that trades on the NASDAQ under the stock ticker symbol, GBDC. Golub Capital is one of the largest non-bank middle market lenders and providers of senior debt.

Personal life

Golub is married to American businesswoman and television personality Karen Finerman, president and chief executive of New York-based hedge fund Metropolitan Capital Advisors. He served for fifteen years as a trustee of Montefiore Medical Center, the university hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He also served for six years as a trustee of Horace Mann School and for five years on the Harvard University Committee for Science and Engineering.