Bio

Brooke Coburn spent over 25 years with The Carlyle Group in investing roles in Carlyle’s U.S. buyout and U.S. Growth/Middle Market teams and, more recently, in a senior management role as Deputy CIO and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. Prior to these responsibilities, he was a founding member of Carlyle’s Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) practice and Carlyle’s U.S. Middle Market & Growth Private Equity Group, where he served as a Fund Head for more than a decade. Brooke has more than 25 years of experience investing in middle market companies with deep expertise in technology and technology-enabled business services. Mr. Coburn played a leadership role with a number of Carlyle’s investments including Gemcom Software, ECI Software, Coalfire Systems, Wyyerd Broadband, Worldstrides, Bredbandsbolaget, Prime Communications, Sonitrol, WCI Cable, Genesis Cable, Core Location, NetMotion Wireless, Catapult Learning, Neptune Communications, Pacific Telecom Cable, and a number of foundational data center assets that were combined to form Coresite (NYSE: COR). Brooke is Chairman of the Washington National Cathedral, where he also chairs the investment committee of the WNC parent organization, the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation. He serves on the boards of Altumint, Wyyerd, TDF Ventures and WMVY Radio. He is a dedicated ice hockey coach (USAH Level 4) and avid endurance sport athlete (Clydesdale division). He received an AB with honors from Princeton University.