José E. Feliciano

Santa Monica, CA, USA

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Clearlake Capital Group

Biography

José Feliciano is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Clearlake Capital Group, LP, a leading private investment firm which has managed approximately $9 billion of institutional capital since inception. José is involved in the investment side of the firm, as well as its day-to-day management and currently serves on the Board of Directors of several Clearlake portfolio companies.

José started his career in investment banking in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance Groups at Goldman, Sachs & Co and, before co-founding Clearlake, was a partner and member of the investment committee at Tennenbaum Capital Partners and Chief Financial Officer of govWorks, Inc.

As well as being a Board Member of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, which works alongside activists to ensure positive changes in governments and corporations, José also sits on the Board of Directors of the Robert Toigo Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting the career advancement and increased leadership of under-represented talent. In 2014, José and his wife, Kwanza Jones, founded the SUPERCHARGED Initiative, a philanthropic grant-making and impact investment organization.

He graduated from Princeton University with a BS in mechanical & aerospace engineering and received his MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.

José E. Feliciano’s Newsfeed

PR Newswire

Clearlake Capital-Backed Unifrax Acquires Stellar Materials

"John Dandolph and his team have consistently demonstrated an ability to grow Unifrax by delivering innovative new products and technologies to its customers," said José E. Feliciano, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Clearlake, and Colin Leonard, Partner at Clearlake.

PR Newswire

Clearlake Capital-Backed Gravity Acquires Permian Disposal Infrastructure From Pyote Water Systems

"This transaction is an excellent fit for the Gravity platform, bringing additional capacity to the company's unique, integrated water infrastructure," added José E. Feliciano, Chairman of Gravity and Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Clearlake.

Clearlake Capital Group

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

2006 - Present

Santa Monica, CA, USA

Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is a leading private investment firm founded in 2006. With a sector-focused approach, the firm seeks to partner with world-class management teams by providing patient, long-term capital to dynamic businesses that can benefit from Clearlake's operational improvement approach, O.P.S.®

Tennenbaum Capital Partners

Partner

Santa Monica, CA, USA

TCP provides flexible capital to middle-market companies requiring an investor capable of underwriting & managing complex or challenging situations.

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Philanthropy

RFK / Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

Board Member

New York, NY, USA

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, founded in 1968, is led by human rights activist and lawyer Kerry Kennedy and advocates for a more just and peaceful world. Working alongside local activists to ensure lasting positive change in governments and corporations, the RFK team includes leading attorneys, advocates, entrepreneurs and writers united by a commitment to social justice.

Robert Toigo Foundation

Director

Oakland, CA, USA

Robert Toigo Foundation's mission is to foster the career advancement & increased leadership of underrepresented talent by creating mechanisms for greater inclusion from the classroom to the boardroom.