About Behdad Eghbali

Behdad Eghbali is an Iranian–American businessman, investor, co-founder and managing partner of investment firm Clearlake Capital. According to Forbes, He had a net worth of $3.8 billion as of January 2024. He was first placed on Forbes’ Forbes 400 and Forbes Billionaires lists in 2021. Behdad Eghbali was born in Iran and moved to the U.S. with his family when he was a child. Behdad Eghbali graduated from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Behdad Eghbali began his career in investment banking in the technology group at Morgan Stanley and later joined San Francisco-based private equity firm TPG Capital, where he focused on buyouts and turnarounds. In May 2022, a consortium of investors co-led by Clearlake acquired Chelsea Football Club for £4.25 billion. After the deal, Clearlake owned about 60% of the club. Among consortium members, He is considered among the team’s most visible owners. Behdad Eghbali serves on the boards of several Clearlake portfolio companies, including Chelsea Football Club, Confluence, Constant Contact, Cornerstone OnDemand, DigiCert, Diligent, EagleView, Ivanti, Newfold Digital, Perforce, and Quest. Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is a leading private investment firm founded in 2006. With a sector-focused approach, the firm seeks to partner with world-class management teams by providing patient, long-term capital to dynamic businesses that can benefit from Clearlake is operational improvement approach, O.P.S. The firm is core target sectors are industrials, technology, and consumer. Clearlake currently has approximately $24 billion of assets under management and its senior investment principals have led or co-led over 200 investments.