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Mr. Gates is a partner of TPG and a member of the firm's leadership committees. Prior to joining TPG in 1995, Mr. Gates was Executive Vice President of Starwood Capital Group, L.P., a real estate investment firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut. In this capacity, Mr. Gates was responsible for all capital funding activities at Starwood Capital Group, L.P. From 1984 to 1992, Mr. Gates worked in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and served as Executive Director in its London office beginning in 1987. Prior to 1984, Mr. Gates was associated with the Tax Division of Arthur Andersen LLP in Chicago, specializing in corporate and partnership taxation. Mr. Gates was admitted to the state bars of Illinois and Indiana after graduating with honors from Indiana University School of Law. He received a B.S., with distinction, from DePauw University. Mr. Gates serves on the boards of the SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) Foundation and the San Francisco Zoological Society.
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- • 23 investors at TPG Growth are tracked.
- • 473 investors hold the Founding Partner role in VCSift. James Gates is one of them.
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