Private equity is more than finance.
Leadership Brainery partners with THL to expose young leaders to the world of private equity and the many pathways into it.
Private equity brings together people with different expertise to understand industries, grow companies, solve complex problems, and help shape what comes next.
Curious where you could fit? Book a one-on-one Office Hour with a THL professional.
Book the Office HoursFree · Virtual · No interview · No finance background required.Leadership Brainery fellows at the annual summit
What is private equity?
At its simplest, private equity is about investing in companies and helping them become stronger, more valuable businesses.
Invest
Identify a company with potential and invest in it.
Understand
Learn how the business, industry, customers, people and market actually work.
Improve
Work with the company to solve problems, strengthen operations and create value.
Grow
Help build a stronger business with the potential for long-term growth.
Writing the check is only the beginning. Understanding a business can require expertise in healthcare, technology, policy, data, operations, people, global markets—and much more.
That’s why private equity is more than finance.Different businesses need different expertise.
If you’re investing in a healthcare company, understanding healthcare matters. If a company operates around the world, global markets and policy matter. If technology is changing an industry, technical expertise matters. The best questions do not all come from the same background.
What would you bring to the table?
You already make decisions based on your interests, experiences and expertise. Let’s see how you’d approach a few real-world investment questions.
- 5 questions
- About 2 minutes
- Zero finance knowledge required
Where you could land
- The Strategist
- The Analyst
- The Operator
- The Sector Thinker
Question 1 of 5
A growing hospital network is considering opening locations in new cities. What would you want to understand first?
Choose an answer to begin. You can go back at any point.
Private Equity Office Hours
Meet someone who actually does this.
You don’t need to know whether private equity is for you before you book. That’s what the conversation is for. Meet one-on-one with a THL professional to ask questions, explore where your interests could fit, and learn what working in the field actually looks like.
No interview. No presentation. No finance expertise required. Just a conversation.Free · 30 minutes · Virtual · October 2, November 6, & December 4
There are four sessions each day, and you may meet a different THL professional at each one.
Booking runs on Calendly. What you share goes to Leadership Brainery and THL so they can set up your conversation. Read the privacy notice.
Meet THL
THL is a private equity firm that partners with companies to help them grow and build lasting value. Through this partnership with Leadership Brainery, THL professionals are opening the door for students to learn more about private equity, ask candid questions and explore the many kinds of expertise that contribute to the work.
You don’t have to know if private equity is for you.That’s what the conversation is for.
Come curious. Leave knowing more about an industry you may never have considered—and where your interests and expertise might fit within it.
Book a THL Office HourFree · Virtual · No prior PE experience required