Lynn Tilton

Patriarch Partners

Lynn G. Tilton is CEO and sole principal of Patriarch Partners, LLC and its affiliated entities, a holding company managing 75 companies. Since 2000, through Patriarch Partners’ affiliated funds, Lynn has had ownership in and restructured more than 240 companies with combined revenues of $100 billion She is the former chair and CEO of MD Helicopter, a manufacturer of commercial and military helicopters, and the acting CEO of Dura Automotive Systems. a Tier 1 supplier to automotive and transportation industry OEMs, and CEO of Stila, a cosmetics company. She previously worked for Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch as an investment banker. Lynn holds a BA degree in American Studies from Yale University and an MBA in Finance from Columbia University.

Year appointed: 2000