CEO 500 LIST : JOSE E. FELICIANO

Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Clearlake Capital Group

Jose E. Feliciano is the co-founder and managing partner of Clearlake Capital Group, a private equity firm. A former Goldman Sachs M&A banker and former CFO of govWorks, Feliciano’s net worth is estimated at $4.1 billion. He also co-founded the Kwanza Jones & José E. Feliciano Supercharged Initiative, a philanthropic grantmaking organization. Last year, Feliciano and his wife, Kwanza Jones, made a $20 million donation to Princeton University, resulting in a new undergraduate dormitory named in their honor.

Born in Puerto Rico, Feliciano holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from Stanford University. He serves on the board of trustees at both Stanford and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino. Additionally, he is the co-chair of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights nonprofit and serves on the board of directors of the Robert Toigo Foundation.