London School of Economics Alternative Investments Conference Grants Distinguished Speaker Honour to Jonathan Lavine
Monday 19th June, 2023
London, UK
LSE Alternatives Investments Conference Executive Team
The London School of Economics Alternative Investments Conference (AIC) is excited to announce Mr. Jonathan Lavine, Chair of Bain Capital, as the recipient of the AIC Distinguished Speaker Honour. This honour is awarded to speakers who have continuously supported the growth of the AIC and have taken steps beyond expected to make AIC a global event for some of the most driven and ambitious students. Mr. Lavine is the first individual to be granted this honour.
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Mr. Lavine participated as a keynote speaker at the AIC in 2020, and has returned several times since, inspiring nearly a thousand students along the way regarding leadership in the private capital space. Bain Capital has equally been one of AIC’s longest sponsors and it is their firm support that enables us to deliver the conference.
About the AIC Distinguished Speaker Honour
The mission of the London School of Economics Alternative Investments Conference is to educate the next generation of business leaders. To achieve this mission, the AIC team works tirelessly throughout the year to bring together an annual gathering that attracts more than 400 attendees from around the world. At the heart of the inspirational two-day event is our extraordinary speaker line-up. Together, they bring not only a wealth of expertise and knowledge of their fields but also a spirit of trust, unity, excitement, ambition and most of all, community. We are fortunate to have received a tremendous amount of support from speakers, sponsors, media and educational partners throughout our 17-year history.
This year, we are launching the LSE AIC Honorary Speaker initiative to thank speakers who have taken the extra step to support us consistently. They are leaders in their organisation, and leaders in their communities. From our years of working with them, we have drawn a great amount of admiration for their causes which involve not just succeeding for their firm, but helping aspiring students and communities reach their goals.
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We are grateful for the invaluable contributions that our honorary speakers have provided to us, and we look forward to our shared future in building and inspiring the ever-growing AIC community.​​
About Mr. Jonathan Lavine
Mr. Lavine joined Bain Capital’s private equity business in 1993, and founded its Credit and Special Situations businesses in 1998. He began his career at Drexel Burnham Lambert in mergers and acquisitions and as a consultant at McKinsey & Company.
Mr. Lavine is is Chair Emeritus of the Trustees of Columbia University and the City Year Board of Trustees. In 2007, Mr. Lavine and his wife, Jeannie, formed and oversee the Crimson Lion Foundation, which delivers financial resources to a variety of nonprofit organizations focused on leveling the playing field for individuals and families. The foundation addresses pressing social challenges in the areas of education, community and public service, health and welfare, discrimination and poverty.
They are longtime supporters of Columbia University, where Mr. Lavine is Chair Emeritus of the Trustees of the University, and Harvard University, where they endowed the Lavine Family Humanitarian Studies Initiative at the Harvard School of Public Health and provided substantial support to fund scholarships for first-generation students at Harvard Business School.
Mr. Lavine is a 2017 recipient of Columbia University’s Alexander Hamilton Medal, the highest honor awarded to a member of the college community for distinguished service. He is a past recipient of Columbia’s John Jay Award for professional achievement, Columbia’s David Truman Award for outstanding contribution to academic affairs and Columbia/Barnard Hillel’s Seixas Award.
​Mr. Lavine graduated from Columbia College, Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude, and holds an M.B.A. with Distinction from Harvard Business School.​
About Bain Capital
Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading private investment firms with approximately $185 billion in assets under management that creates lasting impact for their investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Founded in 1984, Bain Capital pioneered a consulting-based approach to investing, partnering closely with management teams to offer insights that challenge conventional thinking, build great businesses, and improve operations. Over time, Bain Capital has organically expanded this approach across asset classes to build one of the strongest alternative asset platforms in the world.
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Today, Bain Capital's teams strive to create value through private equity, public equity, fixed income, credit, venture capital, and real estate investments across multiple sectors, industries, and geographies. Bain Capital believes that its people and the shared values it has espoused since its founding remain the core of its competitive advantage. This has empowered Bain Capital to deliver an enduring impact to a diverse group of investors, including pensions, endowments, foundations, and individuals.