# Jeffrey Perlman

> Jeffrey Perlman is CEO of Warburg Pincus, effective September 2, 2024. He joined in 2006, expanded its Southeast Asian private equity and Asia-Pacific real estate businesses, and opened its Singapore office in 2016. His board experience includes ESR, BW Industrial, MoMo, StorHub, and Princeton Digital Group. He chairs the US-ASEAN Business Council and serves on the Detroit Children’s Fund board.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Warburg Pincus
- **Organizations:** Warburg Pincus, US-ASEAN Business Council, Detroit Children’s Fund, Credit Suisse (former employer), ESR Group (current or former board service), BW Industrial Development JSC (current or former board service), MoMo (current or former board service), StorHub (current or former board service), Princeton Digital Group (current or former board service)
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
- **Known for:** Expanded Warburg Pincus’s private equity operations in Southeast Asia and real estate business across Asia Pacific., Opened the Singapore office in 2016., Co-founded and sponsored real estate companies in Asia through partnerships with entrepreneurs.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2006** — Worked in real estate investment banking at Credit Suisse.
- **2006** — Joined Warburg Pincus.
- **2011** — Appointed to the board of the business that became ESR on June 14.
- **2016** — Opened Warburg Pincus’s Singapore office.
- **2018** — Became a member of Warburg Pincus’s Executive Management Group.
- **2019** — Appointed ESR chairman on May 20.
- **2023** — Named president of Warburg Pincus and chairman of the US-ASEAN Business Council.
- **2024** — Became CEO of Warburg Pincus on September 2, succeeding Chip Kaye.
- **2025** — Co-hosted the November 6 opening of Warburg Pincus’s Tokyo office.

## Achievements

- Expanded Warburg Pincus’s private equity operations in Southeast Asia and real estate business across Asia Pacific.
- Opened the Singapore office in 2016.
- Co-founded and sponsored real estate companies in Asia through partnerships with entrepreneurs.
- Appointed CEO in a transition representing the firm’s third generation of leadership.
- Elected 13th chairman of the US-ASEAN Business Council.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — At SuperReturn Asia on September 29, said Warburg Pincus had realized roughly $12 billion in investment exits year to date, matching the record full-year 2025 total; noted that software exits were difficult.
- **2026-05** — Discussed the firm’s 60-year history, private partnership, diversification, and selected adjacent investment strategies on CNBC’s Inside Alts with Leslie Picker.
- **2025-11** — Hosted the Tokyo office opening alongside Vishal Mahadevia and Takashi Murata on November 6.
- **2025-04** — Appeared on Goldman Sachs Exchanges: Great Investors, in an episode released April 21 and recorded April 7.

## Links

- Website: https://warburgpincus.com/team/jeffrey-perlman/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-perlman-9055b020

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