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William E. Conway, Jr. is a Founding Partner and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group, a global private equity firm based in Washington, DC. He serves as chairman of Carlyle's investment committees and is based in Washington, DC.
Prior to forming Carlyle in 1987, Mr. Conway spent three years as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MCI Communications Corporation. Mr. Conway was a Vice President and Treasurer of MCI from 1981 to 1984. While at MCI, Mr. Conway arranged several billion dollars of debt and equity financing, both in the public and private financial markets, and negotiated MCI's most significant acquisitions and divestitures. Prior to joining MCI, Mr. Conway served in a variety of positions for almost ten years with The First National Bank of Chicago in the areas of corporate finance, commercial lending, workout loans and general management.
Mr. Conway is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Conway is former Co-Lead Independent Director of the Board of Directors of Sprint Nextel Corporation, former Chairman of the Board of United Defense Industries, and former Chairman of Nextel Communications, Inc.
Mr. Conway is a board member and active supporter of various local charities including the National Capital Poison Center | 