From Citi to Private Equity

Gary Crittenden, Managing Partner of Huntsman Gay Global Capital, describes the culture change he faced in moving from the CFO of a major corporation – Citi – to joining a medium-sized private equity firm. While his schedule at Citi was highly regimented, in private equity, he says: “I’m lucky if I know what I’m going to be doing at the end of this week.” Crittenden also shares the big-company skills that come in handy in a private equity setting, as well as what opportunities the downsizing of bulge-bracket Wall Street firms will mean for private capital firms.