In this episode, Tej Singh interviews Jon Coslet, the CIO of TPG, one of the leading private equity firms, with over $110B of assets under management. Amazingly, Coslet was the firm's first hire. In the interview, he discusses topics like his undergrad and MBA years, how TPG thinks differently, the firm's early years, and how TPG is the "nice guy" in an industry frequently characterized by firms who lean on ruthless cost-cutting to flip companies into profitability, 

TPG's portfolio companies have included: Uber, Airbnb, Ducati, Norwegian Cruise Line, XOJet, Neiman Marcus, J.Crew, Petco, David's Bridal, Spotify, Vice, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Univision, Cirque du Soleil, Creative Artists Agency, Burger King, Chobani, Del Monte Foods, Philz Coffee, Lenovo, Box, Survey Monkey, Lynda.com, McAfee, Acorns, Fender, and Chesapeake Energy.