Ed Brakeman

Ed Brakeman, Secretary & Treasurer; Managing Director, Bain Capital

"Ed Brakeman joined Bain Capital in 1988 with an initial focus on private equity investments. Beginning in 1996, Ed was a co-founder and co-head of Bain Capital’s public equity investment business, Brookside Capital. He retired from his full-time responsibilities as a Managing Director in 2005. Today, he continues to participate in several firm initiatives on a part-time basis. He and his wife, Amy, are engaged in other education and youth development initiatives in Africa including the Kliptown Youth Program. Ed has an MBA from Stanford University and a BS from the University of California at Berkeley."


 * Director, African Leadership Foundation
 * Director, African Leadership Academy