Bio

Lynn Tilton is the Founder and CEO of Patriarch Partners, a holding company managing 75 companies across 14 industry sectors with revenues in excess of $8 billion. Tilton's companies currently employ more than 120,000 people, making her platform the largest woman-owned business in the country. Ms. Tilton is passionate about saving American jobs by saving American companies. Since 2000, she has owned and restructured 150 companies, many on the verge of closure or liquidation, and by so doing has saved over 250,000 jobs. Tilton's portfolio includes Dura Automotive, Spiegel Catalogs, American LaFrance, MD Helicopters, Rand McNally, and Stila Cosmetics. Ms. Tilton earned a B.A. in American Studies from Yale University and an MBA in Finance from Columbia University.