Primary Job Title Founder Primary Organization 
Brooklands Capital Strategies
Location San Francisco, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
Investor Type Number of Exits
Mr. Gates is a Founding Partner of Brooklands Capital Strategies, a Partner of TPG Holdings LP, and a member of its Executive Committee.
Prior to joining TPG in 1995, Mr. Gates was a Partner and Executive Vice President of Starwood Capital Group, L.P., a real estate investment firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut. Mr. Gates worked in the
Investment Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and served as Executive Director in its London office beginning in 1987. Prior to 1984, Mr. Gates was associated with the Tax Division of Arthur Andersen LLP in Chicago, specializing in corporate and partnership taxation. Mr. Gates was admitted to the state bars of Illinois and Indiana after graduating with honors from Indiana University School of Law. He received a B.S., with distinction, from DePauw University. Mr. Gates is the Founder and President of the Alopecia Areata Initiative, a scientific research foundation.
