Stephen Zide
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
CEO
Stamford, US
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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Biography
Steve Zide is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He retired as the Head of Industrials at Bain Capital, a global alternative asset and private equity firm after some 20 years with the organization. During his time as a Partner/Senior Managing Director at Bain Capital, Steve led numerous transactions on four continents. During his tenure at Bain Capital, he was head of the New York office and helped establish Pacific Equity Partners, a leading Australasian investment firm, which, at its inception, was an affiliate of Bain Capital.
Steve is presently the Founder and CEO of the Zide Family Foundation, a non-profit organization that focuses on veterans, first responders, community service, child development, and food & water insecurity. He is a former Trustee of Boston University (and a current Trustee Emeritus) and a member of the Dean’s Advisory Committee for Boston University School of Law. Steve has served as a director of numerous for-profit companies and non-profit organizations.
Prior to his time at Bain Capital, he was a Partner at Kirkland & Ellis, a leading American multinational law firm, serving as a founding member of the New York office.
Steve earned a BA from the University of Rochester, a JD from Boston University School of Law, where he was an Editor of the Law Review, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Background
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2015 — Present
CEO
Zide Family Foundation
Founded in 2013, the Zide Family Foundation is a private organization dedicated to invoking change. The Foundation supports several schools, including Smith College, Boston University and NYU Law School as well as other charitable organizations such as Kids in Crisis and the Navy SEAL Foundation.
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2002 — 2015
Managing Director
Bain Capital
Established in 1984, Bain Capital is an American private investment company specalizing in real estate, private equity, credit, impact investing, venture capital, public equity and life sciences. After stepping down as Managing Director in 2015, Steve held the position of Senior Advisor until 2019.
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1998 — 2000
Managing Director
Pacific Equity Partners
Pacific Equity Partners is a private equity investment business based in Australia and New Zealand. It specializes in growth-capital deals and buyouts. The company invests in turnaround and growth-capital transactions across a wide range of industries.
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1990 — 1997
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Kirkland & Ellis is one of the world's leading law firms and is the world's largest firms by revenue. Steve was a founding member of the firm's New York office, specializing in representing venture capital and private equity companies.
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1997 — 2002
Various Roles
Bain Capital
Steve held various positions at the private equity group before taking up the role of Managing Director in 2002.
Formative Years
Education
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University of Rochester
BA
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Boston University School of Law
JD
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Harvard Business School
MBA
Areas Of Focus