# Marc Wolpow

> Marc Wolpow is co-founder, co-chairman, and co-chief executive officer of Audax Group and executive chairman of Audax Private Debt. A former Bain Capital managing director and general partner, he co-founded Audax with Geoffrey Rehnert in 1999. His family’s philanthropy includes educational opportunity, student creative projects, and a 112-acre conservation gift in Vermont.

- **Role:** Co-Founder, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer at Audax Group; Executive Chairman at Audax Private Debt
- **Organizations:** Audax Group, Audax Private Debt, Arbour Way Foundation, Bain Capital (former), Sankaty Advisors (co-founder; now Bain Capital Credit), Drexel Burnham Lambert (former), Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (former), Wharton Undergraduate Executive Board (emeritus)
- **Education:** B.S. in Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, M.B.A., Harvard Business School, J.D., Harvard Law School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Audax Group in 1999., Co-founded Sankaty Advisors in 1997., Established a Wharton family scholarship targeted toward a woman majoring in finance.

## Career timeline

- **1976** — Arrived at Penn in the College of Arts and Sciences.
- **1977** — Transferred to Wharton after taking an accounting class.
- **1980** — Graduated from Wharton.
- **1990** — Joined Bain Capital after leveraged-finance work at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and Drexel Burnham Lambert.
- **1997** — Co-founded Sankaty Advisors, a Bain Capital affiliate later known as Bain Capital Credit.
- **1999** — Co-founded Audax with Geoffrey Rehnert.
- **2001** — Wharton reported his $600,000 commitment supporting an endowed scholarship and a Huntsman Hall classroom.
- **2011** — Marc and Robin began supporting the Creative Ventures Fund at Kelly Writers House.
- **2020** — Marc and Robin donated 112-acre Old Town Farm to the Upper Valley Land Trust.
- **2022** — Established the Arbour Way Foundation and became its chairman.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Audax Group in 1999.
- Co-founded Sankaty Advisors in 1997.
- Established a Wharton family scholarship targeted toward a woman majoring in finance.
- With Robin Wolpow, donated 112 acres in Pomfret for conservation.
- Helped establish and sustain the Creative Ventures Fund at Kelly Writers House.
- Established the Arbour Way Foundation in 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Audax Private Debt, where Wolpow is executive chairman, closed DLS Fund III with $5.4 billion of equity commitments and $10 billion of investable capital including targeted leverage, related vehicles and general partner investment.
- **2026-03** — Kelly Writers House listed 2026 Creative Ventures Capital Prizes of up to $2,000; its awards page credits the Wolpows, Nina Rosborough and Arbour Way for support since 2011.
- **2025-10** — The 2024–25 Kelly Writers House annual report credited continued support for Creative Ventures from Robin and Marc Wolpow, Nina Rosborough and Arbour Way.

## Links

- Website: https://www.audaxgroup.com/leadership/marc-wolpow

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