Rob Healy
Encyclopedia
Robert P. Healy is a private equity
professional and former military officer and American football
player. He played quarterback
for Army
and was the MVP of the 1985 Peach Bowl
. CPT Healy served nine years in the military and participated in the United States invasion of Panama
in 1989, where he was decorated for valor in combat. He later graduated from the Harvard Business School
and now is a managing partner with Chicago Growth Partners
, a large leverage buyout firm in Chicago
. Healy was formerly a partner with ClearLight Partners, another private equity firm. In 2000, he was a principal with William E. Simon & Sons.
He is also the President of the Army Football Club.
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
professional and former military officer and American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player. He played quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
for Army
Army Black Knights football
The Army Black Knights football program represents the United States Military Academy. Army was recognized as the national champions in 1944, 1945 and 1946....
and was the MVP of the 1985 Peach Bowl
1985 Peach Bowl
The 1985 Peach Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia between the Army Cadets and the on December 31, 1985...
. CPT Healy served nine years in the military and participated in the United States invasion of Panama
United States invasion of Panama
The United States Invasion of Panama, code-named Operation Just Cause, was the invasion of Panama by the United States in December 1989. It occurred during the administration of U.S. President George H. W...
in 1989, where he was decorated for valor in combat. He later graduated from the Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
and now is a managing partner with Chicago Growth Partners
Chicago Growth Partners
Chicago Growth Partners is a private equity firm focused on growth capital investments in middle-market companies across a range of industries....
, a large leverage buyout firm in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. Healy was formerly a partner with ClearLight Partners, another private equity firm. In 2000, he was a principal with William E. Simon & Sons.
He is also the President of the Army Football Club.