Steve Wise
Partner and Co-Head of Americas Corporate Private Equity
Carlyle
Stephen H. Wise is a Partner and Co-Head of Americas Corporate Private Equity at Carlyle. Carlyle’s Americas Corporate Private Equity business has $67 billion in assets under management with diversified investments spanning industries, geographies, and strategies. He is also a member of Carlyle's Leadership Committee and serves on several firm investment committees. He is based in New York.
Previously, he was the Global Head of Healthcare at Carlyle, where he led nearly $20 billion of equity investments in healthcare companies worldwide. Mr. Wise also led Carlyle’s broader life sciences efforts, including the acquisition of Abingworth. His expertise and strategic vision have been instrumental in driving Carlyle’s success and growth in these sectors.
Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Wise worked with JLL Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, where he focused on health care-related investments. Previously, he worked with J.W. Childs Associates, a Boston-based private equity firm, and prior to that, in the leveraged finance group of Credit Suisse.
Mr. Wise serves as a director on the boards of Vantive, Medline, and Resonetics. He also serves on the advisory board of the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health and on the board of Bucknell University.
Mr. Wise earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Finance from Bucknell University and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Previously, he was the Global Head of Healthcare at Carlyle, where he led nearly $20 billion of equity investments in healthcare companies worldwide. Mr. Wise also led Carlyle’s broader life sciences efforts, including the acquisition of Abingworth. His expertise and strategic vision have been instrumental in driving Carlyle’s success and growth in these sectors.
Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Wise worked with JLL Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, where he focused on health care-related investments. Previously, he worked with J.W. Childs Associates, a Boston-based private equity firm, and prior to that, in the leveraged finance group of Credit Suisse.
Mr. Wise serves as a director on the boards of Vantive, Medline, and Resonetics. He also serves on the advisory board of the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health and on the board of Bucknell University.
Mr. Wise earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Finance from Bucknell University and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.