Client Networking Happy Hour | The Challenges and Rewards Of Operating in a Private Equity Environment

The Private Equity world has experienced unprecedented growth in recent years with deal investments exceeding $1 Trillion. This incredible growth has created many opportunities for senior executives to join the industry and share in the value creation. Our speaker will be Carl Johnston, Partner, Head of Operations for Warren Equity Partners. Carl made the transition from the corporate world where he ran divisions of Honeywell to Warren Equity where Carl has helped lead their significant growth trajectory. Carl will discuss trends and dynamics within the private equity industry, how they differ from corporate environments, how to best engage with a PE firm, criteria they establish for hiring senior execs and Warren Equity’s model that has driven their success.

Carl Johnson’s Bio

Partner, Head of Operations

Mr. Johnson oversees the Operations Group for the firm and is responsible for working with the portfolio companies and their leadership teams.  Prior to Warren Equity, Mr. Johnson led multiple businesses at Fortune 100 multinational conglomerate Honeywell. He served as President of Honeywell Industrial Safety, President of Honeywell Analytics, and President of Commercialization for Honeywell Building & Technology.

Mr. Johnson earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston.