# Gregg Lemkau

> Gregg Lemkau is Co-Chief Executive Officer of BDT & MSD Partners and Chairman of DFO Management. After 28 years at Goldman Sachs, he became CEO of MSD Partners in 2021 and helped combine it with Byron Trott’s BDT in 2023. He chairs Dartmouth’s Board of Trustees and joined BlackRock’s board in January 2026.

- **Role:** Co-Chief Executive Officer at BDT & MSD Partners
- **Organizations:** BDT & MSD Partners, DFO Management, Goldman Sachs (former), MSD Partners (predecessor firm), Dartmouth College, BlackRock, Qualtrics, Spurs Sports & Entertainment, Discovery Land Consolidated, LLC, Team Rubicon
- **From:** Boston, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Government and Economics, Dartmouth College
- **Known for:** Advised on hundreds of transactions with aggregate deal value exceeding $1 trillion during his Goldman Sachs tenure., With his wife Kate, endowed Dartmouth’s Bobby Clark Head Coach of Men’s Soccer position through a $2 million gift in 2015., Helped bring together BDT and MSD Partners, serving as co-chief executive of the combined firm.

## Career timeline

- **1991** — Graduated from Dartmouth; subsequently worked briefly as a paralegal at Skadden.
- **1992** — Joined Goldman Sachs as a mergers and acquisitions analyst.
- **2001** — Named managing director at Goldman Sachs.
- **2002** — Became a Goldman Sachs partner.
- **2011** — Became head of M&A for EMEA and Asia Pacific.
- **2013** — Became co-head of global M&A.
- **2017** — Became co-head of Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division.
- **2020** — Elected to Dartmouth’s Board of Trustees; left Goldman Sachs at year-end.
- **2021** — Became CEO of MSD Partners and Chairman of DFO Management.
- **2023** — Became co-CEO of BDT & MSD Partners following the combination of BDT and MSD.
- **2026** — Became Dartmouth trustee chair in January and joined BlackRock’s board on January 27.

## Achievements

- Advised on hundreds of transactions with aggregate deal value exceeding $1 trillion during his Goldman Sachs tenure.
- With his wife Kate, endowed Dartmouth’s Bobby Clark Head Coach of Men’s Soccer position through a $2 million gift in 2015.
- Helped bring together BDT and MSD Partners, serving as co-chief executive of the combined firm.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Assumed the chair of Dartmouth’s Board of Trustees.
- **2026-01** — Elected an independent director of BlackRock on January 27.
- **2026-06** — Chaired Dartmouth trustee meetings over commencement weekend.

## Links

- Website: https://bdtmsd.com/bio-pages/gregg-lemkau
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregg-lemkau-b115b617
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/grlemkau

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