Background
Forstmann, Ted was born in 1940 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.
Forstmann, Ted was born in 1940 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.
Graduate, Yale University, 1961. Graduate, Columbia Law School. Juris Doctor (honorary), Siena College.
Juris Doctor (honorary), Pepperdine University. Doctor of Philosophy in education leadership (honorary), Seton Hall University.
Co-founder, senior partner Forstmann Little & Company, New York City, since 1978. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Image, since 2004. Board directors Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, since 2001, McLeodUSA, since 1996, chairman executive committee, since 2001.
Co-founder Huggy Bear Invitational Tennis Tournament, since 1984, Benedict-Forstmann Silver Lining Ranch, Colorado, Boggy Creek Gang Camp, Florida. Co-founder (with John Walton), member national board advisors Children's Scholarship Fund, since 1998. Member board Nelson Mandela's Children's Fund.
Board trustees Freedom House. Overseer International Rescue Committee.
Son of Julius Forstmann. Adopted children: Everest, Siya.