Doug Holladay

Doug is a co-founder of Park Avenue Equity Partners, L.P. with offices in New York, a private equity fund which makes equity investments in middle market operating companies. He is a co-founder and general partner in Elgin Capital Partners LP, a private equity partnership focused on domestic energy development.

While Doug continues as an active investor, the main focus of his time is on PathNorth, a non-profit dedicated to helping business owners and CEOs define success more broadly. Through peer-to-peer learning, PathNorth focuses on creating space for leaders to have conversations on finding meaning and significance in work and life. Additionally, Doug holds the Heinz Christian Prechter Executive-in- Residence position at Georgetown University where he teaches MBA students.

Doug was formerly a senior officer with the international investment banking firm Goldman, Sachs and Company, headquartered in New York. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Doug held senior positions in both the White House and Department of State. After working under White House Chief of Staff, James A. Baker III, he was appointed by the President to the personal rank of Special Ambassador, charged to coordinate major aspects of the U.S. public response to the challenges posed by South Africa prior to the dramatic release of Nelson Mandela. He was executive producer of the PBS documentary, “The Question of God.” Doug is also the author of Rethinking Success, now available through all major booksellers.

Doug holds a BA from the University of North Carolina, an MA from Princeton Theological Seminary and a MLitt from Oxford University.