William Edward Macaulay (September 2, 1945 – November 26, 2019) was an American billionaire businessman, and the CEO and chairman of First Reserve Corporation, the world's largest private equity fund specialized in the energy industry, with $21.5 billion under management.
[citation needed] Raised in The Bronx borough of New York City, Macaulay spent "rough days" at DeWitt Clinton High School, afflicted by overcrowding and ethnic tensions.
[1] Macaulay graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from City College of New York and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania,[1] where he also served as a member of the executive board.
[2] Prior to acquiring First Reserve with John Hill in 1983, Macaulay was a co-founder of Meridien Capital Company, a private equity buyout firm.
[citation needed][4] Macaulay was married to Linda Rodger, with two children, two grandchildren, and lived in Greenwich, Connecticut.