Kohlberg, Jerome, Jr., 1925-2015
Biography
Jerome Kohlberg, Jr. was born in New York in 1925. He attended Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, then was called to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After his discharge, he attended Harvard Business School, where he earned an MBA. He also earned a law degree from Columbia University. He came to Oregon after graduating from law school and clerked for Judge Gus Solomon of the U.S. District Court of Oregon. He and Nancy Seiffer were married in 1949; they later had four children. He joined Bear Stearns in 1955 and founded the Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts investment firm (also known as KKR & Co.) in 1976. He died in 2015.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Jerome Kohlberg, Jr.
Oral history with Jerome Kohlberg, Jr. conducted by James Strassmaier on February 6, 1991, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Kohlberg was a law clerk for Judge Gus Solomon of the U.S. District Court of Oregon.
Oral history interview with Jerome Kohlberg, Jr.
Oral history interview with Jerome Kohlberg, Jr. conducted by Michael O'Rourke from May 19-20, 1999, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Kohlberg was a law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Gus Solomon.