Timothy C. Collins

Timothy C. Collins is a visiting lecturer in law at Yale Law School and chief executive officer of Ripplewood Advisors LLC. Before founding Ripplewood in 1995, Collins worked for Cummins Engine Company, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Lazard Freres & Company, and Onex Corporation. Collins is involved in several not-for-profit and public sector activities, including the Trilateral Commission, the Council on Foreign Relations, and Yale Divinity School Advisory Board. He was formerly the chairman of the Advisory Board for the Yale School of Management, and is currently a member of the Investment Advisory Committee to the New York State Common Retirement Fund.

Collins currently serves as chairman of the Board of Citadele Banka (Latvia), sits on the board of Younited Financial (Paris), and has previously served on public company boards including Banque Saudi Fransi (KSA), EFG Hermes (Egypt), Asbury Automotive, Shinsei (Japan), Advanced Auto, Rental Services Corp., CIB (Egypt), Gogo, and Citigroup (after it accepted public funds). Collins also served as an independent director at Weather Holdings, a large private emerging markets telecom operator.

Collins has a B.A. in philosophy from DePauw University and an M.B.A. in public and private management from Yale University’s School of Management. He received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from DePauw University in 2004. He is a current member of the Emeriti Advisory Circle (EAC) of Yale Divinity School and previously served as a visiting lecturer at the Law School and the Senior Becton Fellow at the Yale School of Management. In 2023, he was awarded the Yale Medal for his service to the university.