A wealthy Republican lawyer and investment banker, Powell left the private equity world in 2010 to join the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington, D.C, think tank, where he quietly lobbied Congress to raise the debt ceiling, building consensus during the politically charged standoff in 2011. (chicagotribune.com)
Gerald Schwartz, who took home an $ 85 - million pay package last year, isn't a leader in the private equity world just because he can swing a good deal. (canadianbusiness.com)