North Island

Glenn Hutchins

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Glenn Hutchins

Businessman & Philanthropist

Hutchins has earned respect and success at the top of the business world, philanthropy, and public service. He is chairman of North Island, a co-founder of Silver Lake, and chairman of the board of both SunGard Data Systems, Inc. and Instinet, Inc. Additionally, he served as a director of Nasdaq, Inc.   Previously, Mr. Hutchins served President Clinton in the White House as a special advisor on both economic and health-care policy. 


Hutchins and his wife, Debbie, established the Hutchins Family Foundation. The foundation supports The Brookings Institution’s Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, and the Chronic Fatigue Initiative. 


Hutchins is a prolific essayist. His writings have appeared in The New York Times, Financial Times, Fortune, The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and Foreign Affairs. He was also a director of Harvard Management Company and co-chairman of Harvard University’s capital campaign.


Hutchins participated in The Common Good New York City Mayoral Series With Ray McGuire, on April 23, 2021.