Mr. Collins is the Chief Executive Officer of Ripplewood. Mr. Collins has led the Ripplewood team in investing around the globe, including in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Mr. Collins and Ripplewood have delivered outsized returns, deploying over USD 6 billion in equity, representing over USD 40 billion of total enterprise value, and played an instrumental role in transforming and strengthening two prominent institutions, Commercial International Bank of Egypt and Shinsei Bank of Japan. Before founding Ripplewood in 1995, Mr. Collins worked for Cummins Engine Company, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Lazard Frères & Company and Onex Corporation. Mr. Collins is involved in several not-for-profit and public sector activities, including the Trilateral Commission, the Council on Foreign Relations, Neom Advisory Board and Yale Divinity School Advisory Board, is the Chairman of the Advisory Board for Yale School of Management and is a member of the Investment Advisory Committee to the New York State Common Retirement Fund. Mr. Collins has served on a number of public company boards, including Asbury Automotive, Shinsei Bank of Japan, Advanced Auto, Rental Services Corp., Commercial International Bank of Egypt, Gogo and Citigroup (after it accepted public funds). Mr. Collins also served as an independent director at Weather Holdings, a large private emerging markets telecom operator. Mr. Collins currently represents Ripplewood on the Boards of Citadele (Latvia) and RA Special Acquisition Corporation. Mr. Collins has a BA in Philosophy from DePauw University and a MBA in Public and Private Management from Yale University's School of Management. Mr. Collins received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from DePauw University in 2004 and has been an Adjunct Professor and Visiting Fellow at New York University. He serves as a Visiting Lecturer at the Yale Law School and the Senior Becton Fellow at the Yale School of Management.