# Tony Minella

> Tony Minella is the co-founder and President of Eldridge and CEO of Eldridge Capital Management. An economics graduate of Bowdoin College, he previously led investments at Security Benefit and co-headed corporate credit at Guggenheim Investments. His board roles include A24, gamma, Cain, Flexjet and Zinnia.

- **Role:** President at Eldridge; Chief Executive Officer at Eldridge Capital Management
- **Organizations:** Eldridge, Eldridge Industries, Eldridge Capital Management, Security Benefit, Guggenheim Investments, A24, Aurify, Cain, Flexjet, Everly, gamma, Zinnia, SMT, Stone Canyon Industries, Stonebriar Finance Holdings, US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation Trustee Council
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Avon Old Farms, A.B. in Economics, Bowdoin College
- **Known for:** Co-founded Eldridge Industries in 2015., Leads Eldridge Capital Management following the integration of several investment teams., Serves on boards spanning entertainment, aviation, real estate, insurance technology and finance.

## Career timeline

- **Before Security Benefit** — Co-headed the Corporate Credit Group at Guggenheim Investments and co-chaired its Investment Committee.
- **Before 2015** — Served as Chief Investment Officer of Security Benefit.
- **2015** — Co-founded Eldridge Industries with Todd Boehly and Duncan Bagshaw.
- **2023** — Named to the board of gamma at the multimedia company’s launch.
- **2024** — Announced as planned interim CEO of Panagram in October; named to lead Eldridge Capital Management in the December restructuring announcement.
- **2025** — Led the integrated Eldridge Capital Management platform as CEO.
- **2026** — Eldridge and Carlyle AlpInvest announced the closing of EDCF I, the platform’s inaugural diversified credit fund.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Eldridge Industries in 2015.
- Leads Eldridge Capital Management following the integration of several investment teams.
- Serves on boards spanning entertainment, aviation, real estate, insurance technology and finance.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Listed as a speaker for the October 9 Milken Asia Summit Global Investment Outlook panel.
- **2026-08** — Eldridge announced a significant stake in Sudolabs and a strategic partnership for enterprise AI deployment.
- **2026-05** — Participated in the Milken Global Conference credit outlook panel and discussed the growth of Eldridge Capital Management in a Creditflux interview.
- **2026-01** — Eldridge and Carlyle AlpInvest announced EDCF I, with equity and debt financing expected to provide up to approximately $1.5 billion in investable capital.

## Links

- Website: https://www.eldridge.com/people/tony-minella
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-minella
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/tonyminella

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