Robert F. White

Bob White is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at the Harvard Business School where he teaches courses in the MBA program (Required and Elective curricula) and the Executive Education program. Courses taught include Entrepreneurial Finance, Starting a Private Investment Firm, Road to the White House, Elections and Campaigns, and Field Global Immersion.

Bob was one of the founding partners of Bain Capital in 1984. He served for 20 years as a partner and Managing Director of the firm and is currently a Special Limited Partner. From an initial fund of $38 million, Bain Capital, and its affiliated advisors, currently manage over $160 billion in seven asset classes (private equity, venture capital, public equity, leveraged debt, and absolute return, real estate, and life sciences) in eight countries.

Prior to joining the faculty, Bob was a Resident Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics, following his role in national politics. He served as Chairman of the 2012 and 2008 Romney Presidential Committees, and had previously served as Chairman of the Romney Senatorial Campaign, and Chairman of Governor Romney’s Gubernatorial Transition Committee.

Bob started his career at Price Waterhouse & Co. where he earned a C.P.A, and Bain & Company consulting.

Bob has served on numerous non-profit, private and public company boards of directors. He served 29 years as a Trustee of Bowdoin College including Chairing the Board from 2019 to 2022. He has also served on the Board of Deans Advisors at the Harvard Business School, and the Board of Governors of the London Business School. He currently serves on the board of the Boston Celtics and was a founding Director of Celtics United for social justice.

Bob received an A.B. degree in Mathematics and Economics from Bowdoin College and an M.B.A from Harvard Business School.