Jay W. Jordan II

John Weaver "Jay" Jordan II is an American businessman and investor, the chairman and founder of the Jordan Company (TJC), a private equity firm.

Jay Jordan
Born
John Weaver Jordan

1947/1948 (age 71–72)[1]
Kansas City, Missouri, US
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame
Columbia University
Occupationbusinessman and investor
Known forfounder of the Jordan Company
Spouse(s)Patricia Johnson (divorced)
Children5

Early life

Jordan was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri.[2]

Jordan earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame in 1969, and an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University.[1][2]

Career

Jordan spent the first nine years of his career working for the merchant bank Carl Marks & Co., Inc.[3]

Jordan founded TJC in 1982.[3] He invests in manufacturing companies, and follows a broadly similar strategy to that of Warren Buffett.[4]

He is a director of Gulfstream Services, Worldwide Clinical Trials, Young Innovations, Lyric Opera and the Art Institute of Chicago.[3] He is a trustee of the University of Notre Dame.[3]

Philanthropy

Jordan gave $75 million to his alma mater, Notre Dame, their largest single gift.[4]

Personal life

He lives in Deerfield, Illinois,[4] and Amagansett, Long Island, New York.[5]

Jordan was married to Patricia Johnson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Horace L. Johnson Jr. of Overland Park, Kansas, and they divorced before 1992.[5][6] In 1992, Patricia Johnson Jordan, 43, married Dr. Vincent John Vigorita, son of Pauline S. Vigorita of East Hampton, New York, and the late Dr. John L. Vigorita.[6]

In August 2008, his son John Weaver Jordan III, 29, married Megan Elizabeth Wise, 23.[7]

In September 2009, his daughter Jennifer Lynn Jordan, 28, married film producer James Joseph Gorman, the son of Jeanne Gorman and John J. Gorman of Chicago.[5]

In September 2016, his daughter Colby Jordan, 23, married art collector Alberto "Tico" Mugrabi, 46, son of Jose Mugrabi, at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France.[4][8][9]

He also has two stepsons, Vinny and Tommy Vigorita.[5]

References
  1. "Executive Profile: John Weaver Jordan II". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. "Jay W. Jordan II - Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer @ The Jordan Company - Crunchbase". Crunchbase. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. "Jay Jordan - TJC". The Jordan Company. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. Martin, Guy. "Inside the Multimillion-Dollar, Celebrity-Filled Wedding of Colby Jordan and Alberto 'Tico' Mugrabi". forbes.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. "Jennifer Lynn Jordan of Amagansett marries James Joseph Gorman of Chicago, Illinois - Amagansett". 27east.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. "WEDDINGS; Patricia J. Jordan and Vincent J. Vigorita". nytimes.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. "John Weaver weds Megan Elizabeth Wise - Amagansett". 27east.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  8. "Colby Jordan Marries Alberto "Tico" Mugrabi in a Star-Studded Affair in the South of France". vogue.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  9. "Alberto Mugrabi to Wed Finanicer's Daughter Colby Jordan - artnet News". artnet.com. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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