Samuel Mencoff

Samuel Merkin Mencoff is the founder of Madison Dearborn Partners LLC, founded in 1992, serving as Senior Advisor since 2023.
Current jobs include Independent Director at Packaging Corporation of America since 2011, Director at Endeavor Health Clinical Operations, Director at Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois), Director at Art Institute of Chicago, and Director at Nuveen Investments, Inc. Former jobs include Director at Georgia-Pacific Nonwovens LLC, Non-Executive Director at Smurfit Kappa Group Plc, Director at Boise Cascade Co. from 2004 to 2014, Director at World Business Chicago, Director at Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., Non-Executive Director at Boise Cascade Holdings LLC, and Vice President at First Chicago Venture Capital from 1987 to 1991.
Education includes an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree from Brown University.