Susan Cates

Managing Partner

Leeds Equity Partners

Office Phone:

(212) 835-2000


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Bio

Susan has over 25 years of experience in investment banking, private equity and education leadership. Prior to joining Leeds Equity, Susan was Chief Operating Officer at 2U, Inc., where she oversaw all product and service delivery operations. She was a founding team member of ThinkEquity Partners, where she led the education banking vertical, and later led investments in education platforms in the sector across the U.S. and Latin America. Susan served as President of Executive Development at the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, which designs and delivers executive leadership programs for Fortune 500 companies. While at UNC, Susan also led the creation and growth of the school's ground-breaking online MBA program, MBA@UNC. Susan began her career as an investment banker at Wachovia Bank and Merrill Lynch.

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