John Garcia Biography and Net Worth

Dr. John Garcia has served on the Board since September 2022 and is the Executive Chairman of AEA Investors LP. Dr. Garcia joined AEA in 1999 as a Partner and Head of AEA Investors LP’s then newly formed European operations based in London. In 2002, Dr. Garcia became President of AEA Investors LP while continuing to head European operations and lead AEA Investors LP’s global Value-Added Industrial Products and Specialty Chemicals teams. In 2006, Dr. Garcia also became Chief Executive Officer of AEA Investors LP, during which time he was responsible for all operational aspects of AEA including fundraising, investment review process, growth and strategy and operations. Dr. Garcia was also named Chairman of AEA Investors LP in 2012 and in 2019, in connection with relinquishing the title of Chief Executive Officer, he became the Executive Chairman. As Executive Chairman, Dr. Garcia remains responsible for AEA’s investment review process. Since 1999, under his leadership, AEA has made over 90 private equity investments totaling over $11 billion of invested capital. Dr. Garcia was also instrumental in the creation of the AEA Private Debt Funds in 2005 and the AEA Small Business Funds in 2004. Dr. Garcia has served on the board of numerous AEA portfolio companies in addition to various other companies. Dr. Garcia serves as the chairman or member of the investment committee for the various private equity and private debt funds. Dr. Garcia has a long history of working together with family owned and entrepreneur-led businesses and investors to help them maximize their potential and meet their long term needs. Dr. Garcia earned a B.Sc. from the University of Kent, an M.A. and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Princeton University, and an MBA from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.