Awards & Recognition
★Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy 2019
★Golden Plate Award American Academy of Achievement 1987
★Investment Management Lifetime Achievement Award 2015
★Columbia Business School Centennial Award 2016
★Atlantic Council Distinguished Leadership Award 2016
Notable Facts
→Co-founded KKR in 1976, now managing $744 billion in assets
→Pioneered modern leveraged buyout industry
→Led $31.4B RJR Nabisco buyout, largest in history at the time
→Net worth estimated at $8-12.5 billion by various sources
→Major philanthropist with $100M+ donations to education and healthcare
→Established Henry R. Kravis Prize in Nonprofit Leadership worth $250,000 annually
→Married to prominent economist Marie-Josée Drouin
→Serves on boards of Metropolitan Museum, Mount Sinai Hospital, Columbia Business School