Edward Mathias

Advisory Board

Edward J. Mathias is a Managing Director and Partner of The Carlyle Group, a global alternative assets management firm.  Prior to joining Carlyle in January 1994, Edward was a long-time member of the Management Committee and Board of Directors at T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., a major investment management organization. He was instrumental in the founding of The Carlyle Group and assisted in raising the firm’s initial capital. Edward serves as an advisor to senior management and is a member of the Investment Committees for Carlyle Growth, Asia Growth, European Technology, and Sub-Saharan Africa Funds. Additionally, he is actively involved with Carlyle’s broad-based investment strategy and serves in an advisory role for the firm’s Global Credit Funds. Until recently Edward served on the firm’s Board of Directors.

Edward is Trustee Emeritus at The University of Pennsylvania and received an MBA from The Harvard Business School.  He is a trustee of the LBJ Foundation & Library, and is a  member of The Council on Foreign Relations, The Metropolitan Museum’s International Council, and  The President’s Advisory Council For Doing Business In Africa.  Edward is an experienced, active investor in the public and private markets. He also works with a number of private equity and  venture capital firms as a strategic advisor.