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Samuel Mencoff
Net worth: 69 M $ as of 30/12/2025
Profile
.Samuel M.
Mencoff is a Founding Partner and former Co-CEO of Madison Dearborn Partners and currently acts as Senior Advisor.
Prior to MDP, he was with First Chicago Venture Capital for 11 years.
Mr. Mencoff has served on the Boards of Directors of numerous public and private companies and non-profit organizations.
He was elected the 21st Chancellor of Brown University in 2016 after having served on the Board of Fellows since 2009.
Previously he served on the Board of Trustees from 2003 to 2009.
Mr. Mencoff currently serves as a Commissioner of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery, Vice Chair of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he serves as Chair of the Committee on American Art, and is lead independent director of Packaging Corporation of America and a director of NorthShore University HealthSystem.
Mr. Mencoff earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Anthropology from Brown University in 1978, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1981.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/05/2025 | 336,614 ( 0.37% ) | 69 M $ | 30/12/2025 |
Samuel Mencoff active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA | Director/Board Member | 31/12/1998 |
Madison Dearborn Partners LLC
 Madison Dearborn Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Madison Dearborn Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on basic industries, financial & transaction services, health care, technology & government. It participates in buyout and growth stage capital requirements. It acquires minority and controlling interest. | Founder | 06/07/2010 |
Endeavor Health LLC
 Endeavor Health LLC Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Provides healthcare delivery system solutions | Director/Board Member | - |
Art Institute of Chicago
 Art Institute of Chicago Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Director/Board Member | - |
Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois)
 Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois) Local AgenciesGovernment Local Agencies | Director/Board Member | - |
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
 Nuveen Investments, Inc. Provides financial and investment services | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Samuel Mencoff
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| BOISE CASCADE COMPANY | Director/Board Member | 30/07/2014 |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. /Old/
 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. /Old/ Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides dredging services | Director/Board Member | 07/01/2007 |
Georgia-Pacific Nonwovens LLC
 Georgia-Pacific Nonwovens LLC Pulp & PaperProcess Industries Manufactures and commercializes pulp and chemical cellulose products | Director/Board Member | 01/08/2005 |
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 15 |
|---|---|
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
Nuveen Investments, Inc. Provides financial and investment services | |
Georgia-Pacific Nonwovens LLC
Georgia-Pacific Nonwovens LLC Pulp & PaperProcess Industries Manufactures and commercializes pulp and chemical cellulose products | Process Industries |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. /Old/
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. /Old/ Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides dredging services | Industrial Services |
Packaging Corporation of America
 Packaging Corporation of America Containers/PackagingProcess Industries Manufactures containerboard and corrugated packaging products | Process Industries |
Boise Cascade Holdings LLC
 Boise Cascade Holdings LLC Forest ProductsNon-Energy Minerals Manufactures engineered wood products | Non-Energy Minerals |
Smurfit Kappa Group Plc
 Smurfit Kappa Group Plc Miscellaneous ManufacturingProducer Manufacturing Manufactures caps and taps for bag-in-box bags | Producer Manufacturing |
Brown University
 Brown University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Endeavor Health LLC
Endeavor Health LLC Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Provides healthcare delivery system solutions | Health Services |
Boise Cascade Co.
 Boise Cascade Co. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Distributes building materials and manufactures engineered & plywood products | Distribution Services |
World Business Chicago
 World Business Chicago Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides economic data and statistical assistance services | Commercial Services |
Madison Dearborn Partners LLC
Madison Dearborn Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Madison Dearborn Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on basic industries, financial & transaction services, health care, technology & government. It participates in buyout and growth stage capital requirements. It acquires minority and controlling interest. | Finance |
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois)
Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois) Local AgenciesGovernment Local Agencies | Government |
First Chicago Venture Capital
 First Chicago Venture Capital Venture Capital Fund | |
Harvard Business School
 Harvard Business School Functions as a College/University |
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