Mr. Lemkau is Co-Chief Executive Officer of BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank serving founders, family business owners, and strategic, long-term investors. He is also Chairman of DFO Management, the investment office of Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell and his family, and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of MSD Partners, a predecessor firm of BDT & MSD. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Lemkau was Co-Head of the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. Over his 28-year tenure, he advised clients on transactions totaling more than $1 trillion in aggregate deal value while working in offices across the United States and Europe. Mr. Lemkau currently serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees at Dartmouth College, where he earned a B.A. in Government and Economics.